We are sad to report the passing of VADM Benedict L. Stabile, USCG (Ret.) who passed away on 28 July 2014 at the age of 86.

VADM Stabile served as President of Webb Institute from 1986-1990.

VADM Stabile was promoted to Vice Admiral and served as the fourteenth Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1982 until his retirement in 1986.  From 1979 to 1982, VADM Stabile served as Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Miami, FL.  As Seventh District Commander, he directed maritime forces during the Mariel Boatlift of 1980.  A 1950 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, VADM Stabile completed postgraduate studies at MIT, earning a Master’s degree in Naval Engineering.  He held various engineering positions in the Fifth and Eighth Districts.  He served as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, MD, from 1975-77.  A permanent cutter-man, he commanded USCGC MELLON in Honolulu, HI from 1975-77, and also served in Cutters UNIMAK, CASTLE ROCK, RELIANCE, and EASTWIND.  His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Coast Guard Commendation Medal.

A native of Brooklyn, NY, he is survived by his wife, Barbara and their four grown children: Janet, Bennett, Gale, and Roderick.