Dwane Auburn Stephens of Kemah, Texas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the age of 91. He was born December 22, 1927, in Woodland Heights, Pennsylvania, to Arthur Leroy Stephens and Susie Iona Rumberger Stephens.

Dwane received his high school diploma from Cranberry Township High School on May 22, 1946 and served as an Army Ranger from September 22, 1950 to August 28, 1952. Dwane then pursued a career as a machinist and in 1978 he helped lead Airco Cryogenics into the future by aiding in the setup of their first two Computer Numerical Control lathes.  Dwane retired from Airco Cryogenics in 1999.  Dwane taught machining classes at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, CA, for a number years in the 1980s.

Dwane was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Dwane was a member of Calvary Chapel in Friendswood, Texas, and loves his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is preceded in death by his wife Shirley Ann Knobloch Stephens, daughter Kimberly Sue Stephens, his parents Arthur Leroy Stephens and Susie Iona Rumberger Stephens, his brothers John L. Stephens, Gerald C. Stephens, Ronald E. Stephens, and his sisters Arlene R. Cook, and Mildred Sampsell.  He is survived by his daughter Kerry Alison Sellen and his brother Lloyd F. Stephens, his grandchildren Dan and Jennifer Shrout, Daniel and Ariadna Sellen, and his great-grandchildren Aili Ariadne San Agustin, Daxton Ellis Shrout, and Liam Auburn Sellen.  Dwane will be buried in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.  Proverbs 20:7