Charles Harper Stephenson

Charles “Charlie” Harper Stephenson passed away July 10, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. A native of Alexandria, Virginia, he was a proud graduate of Alexandria Country Day School and Episcopal High School, and was entering his senior year at Texas Christian University, majoring in Political Science.

Charlie was an avid sports fan and participant. He enjoyed playing lacrosse, basketball, football, and running cross country in high school. He loved traveling the country to attend numerous NFL and NCAA football games with his father and family, from Seattle, Washington to Gainesville, Florida. He attended many Washington Nationals, Redskins and Capitals games with those that he loved. His beloved LSU Tigers, UVa men’s basketball team, and TCU Horned Frogs will live on as a memory of what made him happiest: bonding with friends and family over sports.

Outside of sports, Charlie had a passion for political discourse and law. Charlie devoted his time to numerous political campaigns and offices, as well as judicial offices and legal firms. Additionally, he enjoyed playing the acoustic guitar he inherited from his maternal grandfather, John-John. Charlie also delighted in spending time with his fraternity brothers in Kappa Sigma and his high school classmates from Episcopal High School. He loved fire pits, chili dogs, golf, baseball hats, driving, Xbox games, Legos, Star Wars movies and a million other things that all added up to a fun-loving, enthusiastic, multi-talented and beloved young man.

We will forever miss his big brown eyes full of wonder, his wicked sense of humor, and his crooked smile. The world has lost a friend who would go out of his way to make anyone feel included, lighten someone’s load, or join along just for the fun of being together.

Charlie is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, John Stanley Thibaut and his paternal grandfather, George Stephenson, Jr. He is survived by his parents, Elizabeth “Betsy” Thibaut Stephenson and Charles Ryall Stephenson, and sisters Grace Keating Stephenson and Abigail Thibaut Stephenson. Additionally, he leaves behind his beloved nanny Cecilia Afful; grandmothers Judith Thibaut Stewart (Tim), Paula Harper Stephenson, and Lynda Johnson (Norwyn); aunts and uncles Tricia Anderson Thibaut, Laurel Purcell Bennett (Tony), Ryan B. Purcell, George Philip Stephenson (Natalia), Jaishree Nambiar, Dianne Ashcraft Dower (Jim), and Bob Putnam; cousins Anna and Eli Bennet and Jack, Sophia, and Mary Stephenson, Danae Stephenson (Martin), Dina Stephenson (John), Donya Stephenson, and Terry Overcash.

The family will host a service at 10:30 AM, July 29, 2022 at the Callaway Chapel at Episcopal High School in Alexandria Virginia. If so inclined please donate in Charlie’s name to The JED Foundation (jedfoundation.org).