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Obituary: William E. Mulkern PORTLAND - William E. Mulkern died unexpectedly on Feb. 17, 2021. He was born in Portland on Nov. 2, 1939, a ... Share William E. Mulkern PORTLAND – William E. Mulkern died unexpectedly on Feb. 17, 2021. He was born in Portland on Nov. 2, 1939, a son of Robert and Jane Roach Mulkern. Bill spent most of his life surrounded by water, on the water, or near the water. Raised on Peaks Island, he entered the Coast Guard Reserves as a teenager and retired as a CWO4 BOSN (Chief Warrant Officer 4 Boatswain) after 30 years’ service. He finished his USCG career on anoth...

HOLDEN — Robert V. Mulkern Sr. found a source of inspiration and a father figure in President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Joanna Mulkern, one of his two daughters, said her father's family would often gather to listen to FDR's speeches, which later formed his Mulkern's conception of government. “They used to listen to his speeches and FDR did a lot in bringing the country during hard times to feel like they could pull through together,” Joanna Mulkern said, "A lot of the social programs that came out of FDR's administration formed his ideals on a very human level and a societal level."