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Stephenson, Stephen "Steve" Thomas

December 2, 1938 –
 September 5, 2017

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Stephen Thomas Stephenson was born in: Big Spring, Texas on December 2, 1938 and passed away on September 5, 2017 in Richardson, Texas. He served our country in the United States Marines and is a Vietnam Veteran, serving from June 1958-June 1961. He received 2 purple hearts as well as a service medal in Vietnam. He was an avid aviator, and served on the civil air patrol as well as winning several awards while competing in national aerobatic competitions. He was a devout Scot and was very involved in the Scottish community in DFW in recent years. Most of his life he was in sales – he was a hydraulics, hoses and fitting distributor for Parker Hannifin Corporation. He also was a business owner – Texas Fittings Specialists in Dallas, TX. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Anne Mary Osman and William Arlis Stephenson; one sister, Nancey Stephenson Pregeant and one Brother, William “Billy” Stephenson. He is survived by his beloved wife of 20 years, Cynthia A. Daily; brother, John Mayo of Elm Mott, Texas; Children, Wesley and wife, Janell of Silsbee, Texas; Stephen, Jr, and wife, LeAnn of Dallas, Texas; Amy and husband Chris of Richardson, Texas; DeAnn and husband Trey of Sachse, Texas; Grandchildren: Janese, Arlis, Nora, Robert, Matthew, Jacob and Noah; 3 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. ​Services with Marine Honors will be Tuesday, September 26 at 11:00 A.M., at the DFW National Cemetery located at 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway in Dallas. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Wounded Warriors Project or to the SPCA of Texas, as these are causes dear to Steve. Arrangements are under the direction of ARIA Cremation Service and Funeral Home 19310 Preston Road Dallas, Texas 75252 214-306-6700

    Laura Walker
    21 Sep 2017
    8:10pm

    He seemed like such a nice person. I will miss all the wonderful pictures. He was always right in the center of things. When I saw him with Cindy, I thought they both smiled from the heart out. You could tell they really loved each other. He loved the whole family. I will be praying for all of the family and friends missing him. God bless you in your time of grief. You were blessed with him in your life for a lot of years! Hold on to that!

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"Excellent customer service, they made you feel like you were their only customer. Very helpful and explained what we should expect during the process. They basically took care of our needs during this time. They contacted DFW National Cemetery for us which made it a smooth experience. Definitely will use them again."
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"I was amazed how professional the team at Aria Funeral Preston Dallas Texas are. They guided me through the process and my options of their services that they offered for my mother. They are compassionate, caring, calm, good listener, efficient and did an excellent job! Thank you!"
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"If I could give 6 stars I would. Aria made a difficult easier to deal with by basically taking care of everything in an efficient but very empathetic manner. I can speak highly enough of Dusty Martin, who helped us with all of the planning and logistics. He was incredibly understanding and helpful."
Angel M.
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"Nothing prepares you for the grief you go through when losing a child. I called this funeral home at 2:00 am broken and could barely talk. The amount of compassion and empathy they showed me immediately let me know I found the right place to cremate my son. I cannot thank them enough for their professionalism, SINCERE concern, and commitment to making sure my son was honored in the most respectful way. I hope this Funeral home values her as much as my family and I do."
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"Wayne and Staff, thank you for taking care of the arrangements for our mom, Exter McGee and our dad, Philip McGee. You have been great to work with during such a difficult time."
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"On behalf of my family, I wanted you to know how much we appreciate your handling of my husband's final arrangements. Wayne Baxter assisted & guided us through the entire process with such care & compassion. Don't know what we would have done without him! Sincerely, Colleen Elledge"
The Peterson Family
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"I can’t say enough about how helpful and professional Dusty Martin, the funeral director at the Aria Cremation location on NW Highway has been. From my initial call, he was kind and informative. My friend died at home while on hospice and she was picked up in about an hour after receiving the call from the hospice nurse. The person who arrived to pick her up was also very professional/respectful and allowed us to take as much time with her as we wished. When I met with Dusty the next day about arrangements, he explained the process and options available without being pushy or trying to “sell” extras. Throughout the process, he kept me informed and, for example, was careful to be certain I understood the cost of the obituary I wanted and offered some options for reducing that cost if I wished. When I stopped by for another reason and started talking about some of the problems I was having with the pictures and media I hoped to use at a memorial lunch I was planning, he not only listened patiently but offered technology advice and let me use his personal media player. I have had experience arranging cremations for four others using two other local companies, and this experience with Dusty at Aria has been by far the best one I have had."
Paula Barnes
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"My Daddy’s service and our family experience at Aria Northwest Highway was truly blessed. Funeral Director Dustin Martin is the kind of person that you would like to see on a more regular basis – but in his industry – you hope to not see him that often. That being said – THANK YOU DUSTIN for your unending kindness, compassion and friendship through the process. Meeting you and discussing Dallas History, Find A Grave and my Dad’s lifelong contributions to the great City of Dallas was simply wonderful! In memory of my dad James A. Dodd, Sr. – I want to personally thank you and let you know that you made everything better in that moment. Your calling to “Be There” is spot on. Aria has a one in a million guy in you! Bling Blinky of TEXAS Shout Out: God Bless You!!"
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