David Chew Stephenson ’45

Dave Stephenson died of leukemia July 4, 1997, at his home in Washington, D.C. At his services, classmates Talbot Chubb, Will Haley, Steve Palmer, and Wat Stewart were in attendance.

Dave entered Princeton from St. Albans. His Princeton career was interrupted by service as a Marine Corps combat correspondent in the Pacific. After graduation, he attended the U. of Pennsylvania Law School and took his law degree in 1950. Dave was a Justice Dept. lawyer for 45 years before retiring in 1990 after serving five years as the U.S. Patent Attorney.

He married the former Sarah Clagett while at Princeton after returning from Pacific combat. They subsequently divorced, and he married the former Julia Weatherman, who survives, together with their daughters, Julia and Evelyn, as well as a brother, Lowry.

The Class of 1945