Samuel DeStefano, 88, died Feb. 12, 1997 at Virginia Beach General Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Scranton, Pa., he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He was a founding member of the Sagamore Club of West Scranton. Unable to pursue a much-desired college degree following high school, he pursued course work at night while working full time, and with much pride graduated with distinction from George Washington University in 1965 at the age of 57. He also completed 3 years at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He built a career in engineering which began in 1926 with highway design with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
From 1937 to 1940, he worked on the then-pioneering Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In 1941, he began his federal civil service career with the Transportation Corps.
From 1945 to 1952, he worked at the New York Port of Embarkation.
In 1952, he transferred to Fort Eustis as a chief engineer of the Research and Development Division.
From 1960 to 1964, he served as technical director at Fort Eustis, responsible for testing U.S. Army equipment used in Vietnam and other fields of operation, including solar boats, air craft-propelled boats, large-tired vehicles used in Arctic operations, and sand and amphibious cargo carriers and landing craft.
From 1952 to 1960, he served on national committees developing standards for the Army, Navy and Air Force using common components. He also served on the joint Military and Industry Committee of the American Standards Association, developing common standards between military and industry. He chaired various international committees for developing common standards among United States, Great Britain and other nations. He retired in 1969 at the age of 61.
He began a rewarding 25-year second career as a substitute teacher. He served the Newport News and Hampton schools for 10 years in the classroom and with homebound students.
In 1980, he moved to Virginia Beach, where he continued as a much sought-after substitute teacher at Cox High School and First Colonial High School, averaging 114 to 120 days a year of teaching until he retired in 1994. He loved teaching because he said it let him stay abreast of young people, kept his mind alert and served a useful purpose. He was always pleased when former students remembered him when he encountered them in public years later.
He was loved and admired and will be missed by his immediate family
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Great Neck Road.
Survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Williams DeStefano; daughter, Donna (W. Edward Jr) Hudgins; grandchildren, Matthew J. Hudgins and Holly (Michael) Davidson; a great-grandson, Austin M Davidson; and several nieces and nephews; extended family, close friends and pals, including those at the KMart Pharmacy, BB&T, Holy Family Catholic Church and his weekly blood pressure screening gang..
A funeral Mass will be conducted at Holy Family Catholic Church by Father Richard Mooney. Interment will follow immediately in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church.
Born in Scranton, Pa., he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He was a founding member of the Sagamore Club of West Scranton. Unable to pursue a much-desired college degree following high school, he pursued course work at night while working full time, and with much pride graduated with distinction from George Washington University in 1965 at the age of 57. He also completed 3 years at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He built a career in engineering which began in 1926 with highway design with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
From 1937 to 1940, he worked on the then-pioneering Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In 1941, he began his federal civil service career with the Transportation Corps.
From 1945 to 1952, he worked at the New York Port of Embarkation.
In 1952, he transferred to Fort Eustis as a chief engineer of the Research and Development Division.
From 1960 to 1964, he served as technical director at Fort Eustis, responsible for testing U.S. Army equipment used in Vietnam and other fields of operation, including solar boats, air craft-propelled boats, large-tired vehicles used in Arctic operations, and sand and amphibious cargo carriers and landing craft.
From 1952 to 1960, he served on national committees developing standards for the Army, Navy and Air Force using common components. He also served on the joint Military and Industry Committee of the American Standards Association, developing common standards between military and industry. He chaired various international committees for developing common standards among United States, Great Britain and other nations. He retired in 1969 at the age of 61.
He began a rewarding 25-year second career as a substitute teacher. He served the Newport News and Hampton schools for 10 years in the classroom and with homebound students.
In 1980, he moved to Virginia Beach, where he continued as a much sought-after substitute teacher at Cox High School and First Colonial High School, averaging 114 to 120 days a year of teaching until he retired in 1994. He loved teaching because he said it let him stay abreast of young people, kept his mind alert and served a useful purpose. He was always pleased when former students remembered him when he encountered them in public years later.
He was loved and admired and will be missed by his immediate family
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Great Neck Road.
Survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Williams DeStefano; daughter, Donna (W. Edward Jr) Hudgins; grandchildren, Matthew J. Hudgins and Holly (Michael) Davidson; a great-grandson, Austin M Davidson; and several nieces and nephews; extended family, close friends and pals, including those at the KMart Pharmacy, BB&T, Holy Family Catholic Church and his weekly blood pressure screening gang..
A funeral Mass will be conducted at Holy Family Catholic Church by Father Richard Mooney. Interment will follow immediately in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church.
Samuel DeStefano, 88, died Feb. 12, 1997 at Virginia Beach General Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Scranton, Pa., he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He was a founding member of the Sagamore Club of West Scranton. Unable to pursue a much-desired college degree following high school, he pursued course work at night while working full time, and with much pride graduated with distinction from George Washington University in 1965 at the age of 57. He also completed 3 years at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He built a career in engineering which began in 1926 with highway design with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
From 1937 to 1940, he worked on the then-pioneering Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In 1941, he began his federal civil service career with the Transportation Corps.
From 1945 to 1952, he worked at the New York Port of Embarkation.
In 1952, he transferred to Fort Eustis as a chief engineer of the Research and Development Division.
From 1960 to 1964, he served as technical director at Fort Eustis, responsible for testing U.S. Army equipment used in Vietnam and other fields of operation, including solar boats, air craft-propelled boats, large-tired vehicles used in Arctic operations, and sand and amphibious cargo carriers and landing craft.
From 1952 to 1960, he served on national committees developing standards for the Army, Navy and Air Force using common components. He also served on the joint Military and Industry Committee of the American Standards Association, developing common standards between military and industry. He chaired various international committees for developing common standards among United States, Great Britain and other nations. He retired in 1969 at the age of 61.
He began a rewarding 25-year second career as a substitute teacher. He served the Newport News and Hampton schools for 10 years in the classroom and with homebound students.
In 1980, he moved to Virginia Beach, where he continued as a much sought-after substitute teacher at Cox High School and First Colonial High School, averaging 114 to 120 days a year of teaching until he retired in 1994. He loved teaching because he said it let him stay abreast of young people, kept his mind alert and served a useful purpose. He was always pleased when former students remembered him when he encountered them in public years later.
He was loved and admired and will be missed by his immediate family
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Great Neck Road.
Survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Williams DeStefano; daughter, Donna (W. Edward Jr) Hudgins; grandchildren, Matthew J. Hudgins and Holly (Michael) Davidson; a great-grandson, Austin M Davidson; and several nieces and nephews; extended family, close friends and pals, including those at the KMart Pharmacy, BB&T, Holy Family Catholic Church and his weekly blood pressure screening gang..
A funeral Mass will be conducted at Holy Family Catholic Church by Father Richard Mooney. Interment will follow immediately in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church.
Born in Scranton, Pa., he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He was a founding member of the Sagamore Club of West Scranton. Unable to pursue a much-desired college degree following high school, he pursued course work at night while working full time, and with much pride graduated with distinction from George Washington University in 1965 at the age of 57. He also completed 3 years at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
He built a career in engineering which began in 1926 with highway design with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
From 1937 to 1940, he worked on the then-pioneering Pennsylvania Turnpike.
In 1941, he began his federal civil service career with the Transportation Corps.
From 1945 to 1952, he worked at the New York Port of Embarkation.
In 1952, he transferred to Fort Eustis as a chief engineer of the Research and Development Division.
From 1960 to 1964, he served as technical director at Fort Eustis, responsible for testing U.S. Army equipment used in Vietnam and other fields of operation, including solar boats, air craft-propelled boats, large-tired vehicles used in Arctic operations, and sand and amphibious cargo carriers and landing craft.
From 1952 to 1960, he served on national committees developing standards for the Army, Navy and Air Force using common components. He also served on the joint Military and Industry Committee of the American Standards Association, developing common standards between military and industry. He chaired various international committees for developing common standards among United States, Great Britain and other nations. He retired in 1969 at the age of 61.
He began a rewarding 25-year second career as a substitute teacher. He served the Newport News and Hampton schools for 10 years in the classroom and with homebound students.
In 1980, he moved to Virginia Beach, where he continued as a much sought-after substitute teacher at Cox High School and First Colonial High School, averaging 114 to 120 days a year of teaching until he retired in 1994. He loved teaching because he said it let him stay abreast of young people, kept his mind alert and served a useful purpose. He was always pleased when former students remembered him when he encountered them in public years later.
He was loved and admired and will be missed by his immediate family
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Great Neck Road.
Survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Williams DeStefano; daughter, Donna (W. Edward Jr) Hudgins; grandchildren, Matthew J. Hudgins and Holly (Michael) Davidson; a great-grandson, Austin M Davidson; and several nieces and nephews; extended family, close friends and pals, including those at the KMart Pharmacy, BB&T, Holy Family Catholic Church and his weekly blood pressure screening gang..
A funeral Mass will be conducted at Holy Family Catholic Church by Father Richard Mooney. Interment will follow immediately in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church.
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