Zachary A. Stein

Zachary Stein Obituary

STEIN PFC ZACHARY ADAM STEIN, USMC February 15, 1989August 23, 2008 Died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident near Oak Island, North Carolina. He was a member of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division stationed at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. Zachary is survived by his mother and father, Andree and Peter Stein of Gaithersburg, MD. As well as his sister and brother-in-law, Tara and Christopher Adams of Laurel, MD; his brother and sister-in- law Robert and Jennifer Graney of Atlanta, GA, his brother, Daniel Stein of Gaithersburg, MD; his nephew, Elias; his nieces, Jenna and Siena and his maternal grandmother, Madeleine Boiteau of Newton, MA; his great-aunt, Edna Stein of Los Angeles, CA and many other family members and friends that he loved. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Arlington, VA at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17, followed by burial with Full Military Honors at Arlington National Cemetery at 1 p.m. at which time he will be promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Zachary's name to the Zachary Adam Stein Memorial Scholarship at Montgomery College, 900 Hungerford Dr., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850 or to the Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" Campaign, P. O. Box 8124, Washington, DC 20336, attention: Master Sgt. Tim Butler (ZAS).

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Published by The Washington Post on Sep. 12, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Zachary Stein

5 Entries

Bridget Smith

September 16, 2008

Dearest Parents of Zack,
I met your beloved son through my son, Lucas Ciapetta. Zack spent many a night at our house in Derwood. I always enjoyed seeing him & thought he was a good influence. I saw him as mature & respectful and thoughtful, with a delightful & pleasantly quirky sense of humour. Zack had a contageous spirit of adventure, and was motivated to learn the skills needed to carry out his fun loving schemes. He took Luke on his first "road trip" - to visit girls in Pennsylvania... Zack was the driver & the organizer. They planned the trip to last for days, but showed up back here by early morning. Oh well. But they had fun. He and Luke went camping somewhere nearby, set up the tents & went for a walk after dark, got lost for hours, got soaked by rain, finally found the campsite & packed up their soaked tents & came back home. Early one Saturday morning Zack got my son up, they both put on suits & went downtown to apply for waiter jobs. I'll always remember how striking & handsome & grownup they looked...young men on a mission. You did a wonderful job raising Zack. He was a gift and an inspiration and a beautiful young man. I hold you in my heart with the pain of his loss. God bless you and keep you and sustain you now and always. Bridget Smith

Garrett Smouse

September 14, 2008

I am deeply saddened to hear of this unfortunate news. I remember Zach as a kid in scouts with my brother. He always seemed like a really nice kid. When I heard he joined the Marines, I was very impressed and proud of him. I served in the Army for a short time, so I really know he loved this country. It is sad to see such a good and patriotic spirit leave us so early.

I will try to make the service, it's the least I can do to pay tribute to such a wonderful person. He was dedicated enough to become a Marine and he deserves the ultimate respect for his service.

My thoughts are with those of you close to him. I'm sure he will be sorely missed.

William Smouse

September 13, 2008

Dear Andree, Peter and family:

I was shocked to read about dear Zach. My family sends our deepest sympathies out to you all. I have very fond memories of Zach as he was growing up beside Andrew and of our "scouting" years. We had a lot of good laughs and learned a lot of things about life. Zach had a fun spirit and always seemed to look at things a little differently than others.

Zach, you were a good kid and even at your age were more of a man than I to serve your (our) country as a Marine. I am sure you would have served honorably. I will always be proud of you, and while my heart is saddened I pray that you find everlasting peace.

I'm not sure if any of us will be able to make it the the service or memorial, but we will be there in spirit, Andrew, Garrett and I.

With love and wishing you all peace. I pray Zach is in good hands,

Will Smouse

Ed/Carolyn Johnson

September 13, 2008

Let your hearts be filled with the wonderful memories and great times you had together. Zach is now in a peaceful place. May God Bless You

Your sister LOVES you!

September 12, 2008

Zach, I love you my baby bro! You will live on in my heart forever. Each minute we had together gave me a part of you that can never be taken away. Even though I can't see you smirk or hear you laugh anymore that memory of "all things Zach" will stay with me.

I watched you enter the world and saw you take your first breath. You were wide eyed and amazed from that first minute. I feel that still when I think of you. I see those first moments of your life when I look at my children.

I know you knew how much I loved you and wanted you to have the best life possible. And in the short time you were given you DID live. You loved life and adventure and I admire your love of your country and willingness to give your last breath preparing to fight for us. You are my HERO Zach. You always were.

Watch over my kids, please. Spend quiet moments with us like you and I had when you were a baby. Be with us when we laugh and as they grow, like you and I were together. You won't ever really be gone that way and I need you to always be a part of our lives.

I love you more than you ever knew, and more than I ever got the chance to tell you. And I'm so glad I embarrassed you with that last kiss on your face and all of the photos last time we were together.

We will always tell the kids about all of the great stories and fun times. And I am so excited to see little parts of YOU in my kids already that will remind me of you as time goes by!

PatPooPatPoo UH!

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