Mike Maynard, vice president and northeast branch manager at US-based Northern Lights, passed away on September 20 after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.

Northern Lights manufactures marine power generation, propulsion, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems.  Maynard had worked for the company since the 1980s, when he was hired to start up the company’s northeast branch office in Massachusetts.

Over the years, Maynard worked tirelessly to build the Northern Lights range of land-based power generators and Lugger marine diesel engines in the northeast, promoting the product into the northeast and Atlantic Canadian commercial fishing industry, as well as working closely with several prestigious east coast boatbuilders.

A veteran of the US Coast Guard, he was particularly known for his work in developing systems to protect and assist US military personnel in the field, including the SATS and ELAM land-based generator systems.

Among Maynard’s final projects was spearheading the development of the Hybrid Marine system, which combines high-performance Lugger propulsion engines with BAE System’s HybriDrive Propulsion System.

“Mike was a dear friend to all who knew him,” said Northern Lights executive vice president Larry Repman. “He was a vice president, board member, tireless worker and great promoter of Northern Lights and our products,” he added.

Mike is survived by his wife, Alexandra, his daughter Tarryn, his son Garrick, his granddaughter Vivian, his sisters Meredith, Marney and Megan and his brother Matthew.

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