Stephen Camp

1951 - 2011

Stephen Allen Camp, 59, of Krum passed away on Friday, May 27, 2011. Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church of Denton located at 201 S Locust. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeBerry Funeral Directors, 2025 W University, in Denton. Memorials: Denton Police Officers Association, P.O. Box 5103, Denton, Texas 76205. Steve was born on June 18, 1951, in Fort Worth to Cecil and Taloma Camp. He married Sandy Bailey on Aug. 26, 1999. As a young man Steve became a believer in Jesus Christ at Birdville Baptist Church in Haltom City. Steve retired in 1998 from the Denton Police Department after 25 years of loyal and very dedicated service. He left a special legacy at the police department, and many of the people there remember him with love and respect. He left a piece of himself at the department that will remain forever in the hearts of all who knew him. He definitely touched their lives in a very special way. He had a passion for guns that was legendary. Target practice was a part of his daily life, and he was known as the premier expert on the Browning Hi Power. Many people sought his advice and he was always willing to give of himself to explain anything asked of him, answering e-mails from perfect strangers on a daily basis. Steve was an accomplished writer who could always express himself very eloquently on paper. After he retired, he started writing manuals about his beloved firearms. He was a self-published author who wrote four gun-related books that were very well received in the gun community. He even wrote one novel that impresses everyone who reads it. He was a very talented man. Steve lived his life by a strict moral code and expected others to do the same. He could be rigid and uncompromising at times, but he was the most giving, loving, decent man who ever lived. You always knew where you stood with Steve because he would tell you. Everyone who knew him loved him and wanted to be his friend, because Steve was true-blue and always there for those he cared about. He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Camp; father-in-law, Delphine Boehnemann; and brother-in-law, Larry Boehnemann. Survivors: He is survived by his wife, Sandy Camp; mother, Taloma Camp; mother-in-law, Florence Boehnemann; sister, Jan Clifton and husband, Tommy; sister-in-law, Kathie Boehnemann; niece, Kim Bolton and husband, JJ; nephew, Clint Jarrett and wife, Jinelle; nephew, Stephen Boehnemann and wife, Eve; niece, Lauren Hadley and husband, Josh; and many other aunts, uncles, cousins and loyal friends.