Dennis Brian Stephenson peacefully passed away surrounded by his family at home in League City, Texas, on Jan. 13, 2022, at the age of 85.

He was born March 28, 1936, in Galveston, Texas, to Anna Barbara Zima Stephenson and Ray Eli Stephenson.

He graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and spent a career working with the process industries as an engineer in sales traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Dennis Stephenson was preceded in death by his parents Anna and Ray Stephenson, and his two brothers Ronald Ray and Barry Roger Stephenson

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Janith Dawn Vest Stephenson; his children Dennis Brian Stephenson, Jr., (Jan Marie) of Galveston and Vonore, Tenn., Carol Hearn (Brad) of Waller, Texas, and Michelle Dawn (Doug) of Houston, Texas; six grandchildren, Christine Marie Garson (Trevor), Scott Stephenson, Holly Ann Hearn, John Dennis Hearn, Caroline Dawn Huth, Charles Jackson Huth; and great grandchildren Calvin Edward Garson and Elise Marie Garson.

A celebration of life was held Jan. 18, 2022, at Crowder Funeral Home in League City. Burial will be held on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Elm Grove Cemetery, Alpine, Texas.