Richard Stevens, true family man
Richard (Dick) Stevens, 81, of Millsboro, formerly of Henrietta, N.Y., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, peacefully at Beebe Healthcare in the company of family.
He was born in Dansville, N.Y., July 12, 1941, to Vinetta and Norman Stevens. He graduated from Dansville Central High School and then entered the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed at Loring Air Force Base in Maine. While there, he began working on his engineering degree. After leaving the Air Force, he returned to western New York and finished his industrial engineering degree at Rochester Institute of Technology while working at Xerox.
Accepting a management position with NCR brought him and his family to Millsboro. Here he obtained his master’s degree from Wilmington University. Following his time at NCR, he began teaching at Delaware Tech, moving into a department chairman position.
He coached and umpired baseball with Little League, high school and Sports at the Beach. He loved Notre Dame sports, the New York Yankees and all football. He was an avid golfer and played with family, Millsboro Senior Center and in the Villages, Fla.
Dick was a true family man and enjoyed spending time with all his children and grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother James Stevens. He is survived by his wife, Sandy (Schmitt) Stevens, three sons, Jeffrey (Gwen), Michael (Mai) and David (Michelle), seven grandchildren, Matthew (Lauren), Jason, Ryan, Eric, Alison, Bailey and Kasey. Dick is also survived by his brother, John Stevens of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews.
A eulogy will take place at 12:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, at Mary Mother of Peace Catholic Church, 30839 Mt. Joy Road, Millsboro, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m., where friends and family may gather after 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, t2t.org, or Wounded Warrior Project, woundedwarriorproject.org.
