This week’s guest, Henry Gonzalez, was the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Vice President for East Coast Operations from 1999 until 2006. He assumed a broader role as the Society’s sole Vice President until March 2024, when he began a four-year term as president. Henry also served two terms as President of the Chesapeake Chapter of the Society from 1997 to 2007. He was the project manager of the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse.
Henry performs all of his lighthouse-related duties as a volunteer. In 2015 he retired from the federal government after a 31-year career in civil service as an engineer, project manager and senior executive. In 2021, Henry was the recipient of the F. Ross Holland Award, which is considered one of the lighthouse community’s highest honors.
Part 2 of this interview will be included in episode 297 next week.
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U.S. Lighthouse Society Historian Jeremy D’Entremont is the author of 24 books and hundreds of articles on lighthouses and maritime history. He is a past president of the American Lighthouse Foundation and founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he has lectured and narrated cruises throughout the Northeast and in other regions. He is also the producer and host of the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s weekly podcast, “Light Hearted.” He can be emailed at Jeremy@uslhs.org