Robert Edward Stephens

In memories of times at LRMS. Michael Sangiorgio

Very Sorry for your loss. Prayers for your strength thru this period of separation. I enjoyed Coach Stephens. I remember seeing that glint in his eye that made you know he was seeing youthe real youwhen he spoke to you. A great life and a great legacy. May he rest in peace.

My Uncle Bob was a great person and an important influence on my life, and, yes, he was also a bit of a character. He had a great mind and had an abundance of talents including music, landscape painting, gardening, and soccer. Before he had his own kids, I was his first nephew and the only male grandchild in our family for a few years. Because, he didn’t live too far away, Uncle Bob became an important male role model for me in my youth, given that my own father was rarely around. He took me...

Mr. Stephens was my gym teacher for nearly every year from Kindergarten to my first year in high school. During my Kindergarten year he visited our class more often as the year progressed. During that summer he married our Kindergarten teacher, Miss Nancy Oxenford.

He was one of the better gym teachers - firm but fair. During the early grades, one of the favorite games he taught us was "I say stoop" which was a variation of "Simon Says."

Just before our senior...