Matthew Hunter Grose, 65, of Mornington, Australia, and formerly from Bath, Maine, passed away in Australia from complications with cancer on June 27, 2025.

Matt was born in Bethesda, Maryland, on Dec. 14, 1959 to Wilbur H. Grose and Eileen R. (Brennan) Grose.

Because of Matthew’s father being in the military he traveled across the country at a very young age, it was from the sandy beaches and coconut trees in Hawaii, they moved to Chula Vista, Ca., Clarksville, Tenn., then finally to Bath, and all points in between. That set the stage for Matt’s curiosity to travel.

Matt graduated from Morse High School in Bath, in 1978. He played varsity football, wrestling, and track, was selected to the Dirigo’s Boys State, and was involved in so many other school activities.

He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in Marine Engineering on April 17, 1982, following that day he was living in Seattle, Wa., a day later he was on board a ship in the Bering Sea, working for Crowley Maritime Corp.

Matthew spent the next 42 years in the Maritime Industry shipping and traveling the world.

He spent 24 years in service with the American Maritime Officers (AMO) where he obtained Chief Engineer. He was awarded the American Marine Officers Medal, of which he was extremely proud. Not many have achieve this honor. With AMO he preferred working on oil tankers because they had to be in tip top shape and that was right down Matt’s alley. The company he worked for had a world wide contract with NATO fuels and they shipped everywhere, from Midway Island to the Arctic’s, and all Seven Continents.

Later in his career he was hired by Tidewater as a project manager and took a job in Pingtan Island, China. He was there to oversee a failing $500 million dollar ship build (four ships). Being in a communist country and working under a communist government owned shipyard, he was followed everyday for the next three years. He told the story that one weekend the hotel informed him that he had to remain in his room for the entire weekend because of a government conference. It wouldn’t be good for him to be seen. Matthew would have nothing to do with that and went down to the bar, they watched him like a hawk. Matthew said it was no fun being there, but for the most part it never bothered him. During his time there he shut the entire project down (10,000 employees) because the ships being build by the Chinese were not being built to Maritime standards and Matthew was adamant his name wasn’t going to be part of any shipping vessel coming out of that shipyard. Matt took great pride in that move.

He later took an assignment/project with Tidewater in Norway. That project was one of his favorite projects he undertook.

He had several other jobs and assignments that took him around the country.

His last project before being diagnosed with cancer was at Fincanteri Shipyard in Wisconsin.

Matthew was married on July 30, 2005 to his wife Janice in Australia. They made their home in the beautiful oceanfront town of Mornington, Australia. Matthew was proud to have dual citizenship in both the United States and Australia.

Matthew was extremely motivated to succeed in everything he did. Early on as a senior in high school he was a manager at McDonald’s. Matt had the grit and determination to live the best life possible.

He loved to cook, barbecue and loved smoking foods in Australia with his wife Jan and his neighbors and friends. He was a die hard golfer and was a member at the Mornington Golf Club.

He loved scuba diving and had the opportunity to scuba dive in some of the world’s most exotic waters.

There was never ever a dull moment with Matt, and at times he was known to be a bit goofy.

Matthew was predeceased by both his parents, his brothers Karl Grose and Mark Grose He is survived by his wife Janice Grose of Mornington, Australia, his stepdaughter Brodie and stepgranddaughter Ada of Mornington, Australia. His sister Kimberly Grose and her partner Sioban McCoy of Richmond, Va. His brother John Grose and his wife Lee Montgomery and her daughter Eve of Maine. Along with his niece Alexis, nephews Tim and Ryan.

There will be a private service overlooking Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii.