Obituary & Life History
Stephen “Doc” Stephenson, M.D., 69, of Bryan passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010. A gathering of friends and family will be from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday,...
Stephen “Doc” Stephenson, M.D., 69, of Bryan passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010. A gathering of friends and family will be from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday, August 14, at Hillier Funeral Home in the hospitality room.
Not one to dwell on sorrow, Doc asked to forgo a traditional memorial, and instead preferred to be remembered the same way he lived his life, with smiles, laughter and good friends.
Doc was born in Chickasha, Okla., to Fred and Ruth Stephenson and grew up with his sister Ann. He graduated from medical school at the University of Oklahoma and completed his residency while serving in the U.S. Navy. He married Ellen Kelley in Utah in 1974. After the birth of their son, Michael, in 1975, they moved to Dallas where their daughter Kelley was born in 1976. In 1979, the family moved to Bryan. Doc was one of the founding members of the Bryan Anesthesia Group and established the first free-standing surgical facility, the SurgiCenter, in the Brazos Valley.
Doc believed in living life to the fullest and seized every opportunity to do so. He enjoyed being outdoors and loved spending summer weekends at Lake Limestone with family and friends fishing, barbecuing, skiing, star gazing, even parasailing. For several years, he jumped with the local skydiving group, Ags Over Texas. At home, he always kept a huge garden and loved cooking.
He was the quintessential do-it-yourselfer, an avid reader and was a die-hard gadget geek. Most of all, Doc loved his old cars. He was happiest when he was buried up to the elbows in grease or off hunting for his next project car at swap meets around the country (making friends along the way).
After retiring from medicine in 1995, he fulfilled a lifelong dream and opened a small, gourmet restaurant called “Remedies” near Easterwood Airport in College Station. In 2006, he moved to Bandera, Texas, to enjoy the rest of his retirement in the Hill Country. Always eager to have new friends and new experiences, Doc was quickly embraced by the community in Bandera.
When blinded by a stroke in 2007, Doc moved back to Bryan to be near friends and family. After moving into Waldenbrooke Estates in Bryan, he continued to enjoy all that life could offer. He was an avid supporter of the local arts and particularly enjoyed the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra and listening to KAMU.
Donations may be made to KAMU or the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra in lieu of flowers.
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