Elaine H. Hennessy, 78, of Solomons, MD and formerly of Plymouth, PA passed away on March 19, 2014 at Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Elaine was born on December 9, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to the late Anthony Joseph Rovinski and Helen Legus Rovinski. Elaine graduated from Hanover Township High School, Hanover, PA in 1953. She enlisted in the United States Navy in 1955 and was an Air Traffic Control Operator. Elaine was stationed at NAS, Jacksonville, FL until her separation from the Navy in 1957. She was employed by the Civil Service for thirty years as an Airfield Manager until her retirement in 2001. During her career she worked thirteen years with the United States Navy as a flight Planner and for fifteen years with the United States Air Force as an Airfield Manager.

As Elaine said “I’ve had enough travel, adventure and seen enough stupid human tricks to reflect and reminisce upon for my lifetime …”. I’ve ran with giraffes in Namibia, riding camels in the Sahara, sailing twenty-eight days from California to Hawaii in a 38 foot sail boat, providing ground support to NATO Aircraft in Kosovo, lunching with Uruguayan Coast Guard officers, to proving airfield support to our troops in Afghanistan. As Jerry Garcia said “What a long strange trip it’s been.”

Elaine is survived by her three loving children, Wayne Hennessy of Kittery, ME, Gary Hennessy of St. Thomas, VI and Erin Hennessy of Lusby, MD; brother, Tom Rovinski and his wife Sharon of Millersville, MD and her grandson Keagan Hennessy of Kittery, ME.