Marshall Stevens

Marshall Schofield Stevens, Jr., died peacefully at his home in Waco on Sunday, October 21, 2007. He was 88.

Military graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 27, at the Oakwood Cemetery with the Reverend James Gray officiating.

Marshall was born in Keene, New Hampshire on December 21, 1918 to Marshall S. Stevens and Isabel Wellington of Keene and New York City. His early years were spent there and in numerous eastern U. S. cities and Chicago where his father was employed as an executive with Montgomery Ward & Company. Marshall attended Northwestern University, joined the U. S. Army received his commission and served five years as a second and then first lieutenant in Australia, the Philippine Islands , New Guinea and other Second World War Pacific campaigns.

Marshall's professional career spanned 32 years of Architectural design, building and supervision with Orput & Orput, one of the country's largest school and commercial Architects based in Chicago. He was proud of many notable school and large commercial projects he and his associates left behind.

Marshall married Jean Barnes Juniac of Skokie on December 26, 1941 two weeks after Pearl Harbor and they shared 66 years in love and happiness as life partners. Together they had many projects including their dream house in Skokie that they designed and lived in for 54 years until moving to Waco in 2005.

Marshall was active with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, combat veterans charities and services and numerous school boards in suburban Chicago. He loved and was an accomplished horseman and spent many happy years training and enjoying his horses and golden retriever dogs.

His survivors include his wife, Jean Stevens of Waco; son, Craig Stevens and his wife Hope of Dallas and Amarillo; daughter, Martha Reynolds and husband Brian of Waco; seven grandchildren, John Stevens and wife Tara of Sugarland, Texas, Elizabeth Stevens of Waco, Susan Henderson and husband Jamie of Rowlett, Texas, Sunny Campbell and husband Andrew of Amarillo, Gregory Hanson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Keith Hanson of Allen, Texas, and Alan Stevens of Orlando, Florida; and five great-grandchildren, Dennis Stevens of Atlanta, Georgia, Craig Ryan Stevens and Katherine Stevens of Sugarland, Texas, Ellen Hope Campbell of Amarillo, Texas, and Isabella Henderson of Rowlett, Texas. He is also survived by his brother, William Wellington Stevens and wife, Jean of Seminole, Florida; sister-in-law, Claire Clates of Avon, Connecticut, and nieces and nephews, Bill Cates of Arlington, Massachusetts and Cathryn Schepner and husband Adam of Chelsea, Massachusetts; Cyndi Stevens of Tampa, Florida; Elizabeth Rollins of Homestead, Florida and husband Christopher; and David Stevens of Clearwater, Florida and wife Elizabeth.

His family wishes to express its deep appreciation to those individuals who provided care in his last weeks.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to be made to charity of choice.