Steven Frantz

Steven Paul Frantz died on April 17, 2020, at his home in Falls Church, Virginia, at the age of 66, with his wife at his side holding his hand. Steve was born on January 12, 1954, and spent his high school years in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Virginia, where he earned his degree in nuclear engineering in 1976 and his juris doctorate in 1979. He also was a member of and served as the president of the UVA Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, where he met many of his closest friends. Steve has been ranked as one of the leading lawyers in nuclear engineering the United States. He spent nearly 40 years in his industry representing clients in the certification and licensing of new nuclear power plants, starting as an associate at Lowenstein, Newman, Reis & Axelrad, becoming partner at Newman & Holtzinger, and finally retiring in 2017 after 23 years as a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Steve loved traveling the world, spending summers at “Pappy’s lake house” with his family, and boisterously debating politics with his friends. He was a collector, and found much enjoyment in his Roman antiquity collection, as well as his stamp and coin collections. He had a special interest in Civil War and American Revolution history, and had been working on a book on General George McClellan in recent years. Steve is predeceased by his father, Harry. He is survived by his wife, Leslie; his children, Karen, Sarah, and David; his mother, Marcene; his sister, Louise; his brother, Barry; and his four grandchildren, June, Riker, Tommy, and Violet. His stoic positivity, freethinking intellectualism, and pure happiness and love will be missed every day, but his gentle influence on those who knew him will live on. A memorial service for Steve will be held on Saturday, October 9, at 2:00 p.m. at National Memorial Park, located at 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042.