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Terry Stephens Obituary
May 24, 1976 - Feb. 12, 2008
Terry C. Stephens, 31, a lifelong resident of Sarasota, died Feb. 12, 2008.
A memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Faith Baptist Church, Sarasota. Ewing Funeral Home is in charge.
Survivors include his mother, Mary McNamara of Sarasota; father, Jeff of Sarasota; a daughter, Anna of Orlando; sister, Tracy Schafer of Salisbury, N.C.; grandparents Claude and Rita of Sarasota; and two nieces and a nephew.
Terry earned his engineering degree from UCF in 2005.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Anna Stephens College Trust Fund, 6135 Exchange Way, Sarasota, FL 34202.
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Vanessa Valenziano
March 27, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with the family. I'm so sorry for your loss. Its been a long time since I'd seen Terry but I will always remember him as a funny and sweet person.
Randy Childs
March 21, 2008
Mary, Jeff, and Tracy,
My deepest sympathies to you on this tragic loss. I can't believe Terry is gone, and I will cherish his memory always. He was a great person, and will be deeply missed
Kimme Pope
March 20, 2008
Peace, hope & love to the family. Your lives will be forever changed as a result of Terry's choice, but know that he's in Heaven and the pain experienced here on earth is no longer present - what a comfortable feeling!
Kirsten, Andy and Shelby Thompson
March 18, 2008
Dear Family,
You are all in our thoughts during this sad time. We hope happy memories of Terry will fill your hearts allowing his memory to live on in those he loved most.
Jean Patton
March 18, 2008
Terry left a very sad family behind, aunts, uncles and cousins. Our lives are forever changed with the loss of Terry. We will keep lots of good memories of him close to our hearts.
Jean
Dana Clemons
March 17, 2008
Dear Mary, Jeff, Tracy, Mr. Claude, and Ms. Rita,
I am so sorry about Terry's death. We had a lot of fun when we were young. I just wanted you to know I am thinking about you. I will continue to pray for you as you go through this difficult time.
Love,
Dana Zeigler Clemons
Kevin & Wanda Campbell
March 17, 2008
Dear Jeff, Tracy, & Mary,
We can affirm God will give you the grace only he can give to you when you seek him. You continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.
Kevin, Wanda, & Family
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. 7And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
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