Jon Phillip Wing of Bel Air Maryland, formerly of Scarborough, Maine, died on July 19, from complications of prostate cancer. He was 73. Jon, a retired Vice President of Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors, was the son of Arthur Wing, a salesman for Supply Distributor, and Betty Ann Lovely, a homemaker. He graduated from Scarborough High School in 1970 and earned a B.S. and Marine Engineering License from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine, in 1974. He also did graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. He began his career at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Key Highway Baltimore Shipyard, managing major ship overhauls and repairs.
Joining Lockheed Martin in 1984, Jon held multiple career positions of increased responsibilities in contracts, finances and program management. He managed government and commercial programs worldwide for the integration of multiple complex Lockheed Martin systems and products. Jon was a member of the Society of Marine Arbitrators (SMA), a non-profit organization, internationally recognized as a leading forum for the arbitration of maritime commercial disputes.
In 2010, Jon retired from Lockheed and founded JBW Services, offering contract preparation, strategy, dispute resolution and shipbuilding. Jon fought an aggressive form of prostate cancer for ten years, refusing to allow it to get in the way of living his life. He loved his home state of Maine and enjoyed a yearly reunion with good friends. He organized many fishing trips to Cape Hatteras, bringing together a group who were friends at the end of the trip.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Kathryn Beasley Wing of Bel Air Maryland, a brother Wayne Wing and his partner Brenda Confer, and a sister Kimberly Morlock and her husband Karl. He is also survived by 3 nieces and a nephew. He was predeceased by his sister-in law Betsy Beasley Kowalchek. A private internment will take place at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. A celebration of life will be held in the fall.