Harry Stephen "Steve" Epply

Rick and I both worked with Steve for many years on the B-2 program at Boeing. Steve was one of my first managers; later I would become his - at least, he was kind enough to let me think the roles had changed! He was always supportive of me and I often drew on his expertise and his knowledge of "the ropes". Steve delighted in telling of his early escapades as a software developer on the B-1 program. I can still see his smile and the twinkle in his eye as he told of some of the interesting...

I've worked with many, many people at companies across the U.S., and Steve was definitely one of those unique individuals who left a lasting impression after the first meeting. Although I didn't know Steve outside of work, it was a privilege to work with him.

Steve was a good friend and supervisor. I enjoyed my times with him. I came out of retirement to help him on the B-2 project a couple of times and enjoyed every moment of those times. We enjoyed talking about many subjects even though I didn't know some of the big words that he used in his conversation (I later looked them up in the dictionary). One of the subjects was ferrets. My daughter has five of them and Steve told me that he had ferrets too. We will all miss him.