He was born in Houston, Texas on July 24, 1957 and is preceded in death by our daughter, Amanda Marie Mahaffey, parents Keith P and Frances E Mahaffey, his older brother James B Brady and younger sister Gayle E Lilley.
He is survived by his wife Rebecca (Becky), their 3 sons John Keith, Kyle William (Elizabeth), Ryan Daniel (Julia), his Sister Deborah Mahaffey Wright and six of his favorite people in this world, the Grands: Elissa, Olivia & Alexia, Madison & Jackson and Brice.
Stephen joined the Navy in 1975. In 1979, when his ship was in dry dock in Boston, he met Becky Fall and 6 months later they tied the knot. Forty-Seven (47) years later at the time of his death, they were still "groov'in".
As they grew their family, Stephen was very active in his children's lives coaching sports or hollering from the stands in full support. He loved working on cars, tooling around in the yard and then hosting Crawfish boils for friends, neighbors and family. When he retired from the Navy in 1995 we went to work as a Contractor with VSE, BAE and QED.
He planned to travel and have some fun in retirement, but instead he was dealt a different hand of cards. He remained optimistic and lived by the motto "one day at a time"
Stephen was blessed to see his children grow, have families of their own and passed knowing that they were all healthy and happy in their relationships.
He was loyal to a fault always following the Long Horns, Astros, Oilers and Texans no matter how they played and loved his beloved birth state of Texas.
