Born Frederick William Keller to Charles Frederick Keller and Ursula Alice Carey, he was named for his paternal grandfather. After his parents divorce in 1929, he was adopted by his stepfather, Hugh Robert Stephenson, or formally changed his name to Frederick "Fred" William Stephenson. His maternal aunt was Angela Zevely Hammer (nee Mary Angela Carey) .
He attended the Kentucky Military Institute and Georgetown University, Princeton University and served in the Navy during WWII. An Electrical Engineer, he worked for Motorola, held several patents for Marine Culture Enterprises in Hawaii, and opened Stephenson Marine Electronics in Key West, FL. Hired by Walt Disney Studios as a hard-hat double diver for the production of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", he appeared in the February 22, 1954 issue of LIFE Magazine.
A dear husband, father, and grandfather, a man of integrity, humanity, kindness, and humor. He leaves a wife, 2 daughters, and 3 grandsons.
His obit published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Thursday, September 7, 1995.
He attended the Kentucky Military Institute and Georgetown University, Princeton University and served in the Navy during WWII. An Electrical Engineer, he worked for Motorola, held several patents for Marine Culture Enterprises in Hawaii, and opened Stephenson Marine Electronics in Key West, FL. Hired by Walt Disney Studios as a hard-hat double diver for the production of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", he appeared in the February 22, 1954 issue of LIFE Magazine.
A dear husband, father, and grandfather, a man of integrity, humanity, kindness, and humor. He leaves a wife, 2 daughters, and 3 grandsons.
His obit published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Thursday, September 7, 1995.
Born Frederick William Keller to Charles Frederick Keller and Ursula Alice Carey, he was named for his paternal grandfather. After his parents divorce in 1929, he was adopted by his stepfather, Hugh Robert Stephenson, or formally changed his name to Frederick "Fred" William Stephenson. His maternal aunt was Angela Zevely Hammer (nee Mary Angela Carey) .
He attended the Kentucky Military Institute and Georgetown University, Princeton University and served in the Navy during WWII. An Electrical Engineer, he worked for Motorola, held several patents for Marine Culture Enterprises in Hawaii, and opened Stephenson Marine Electronics in Key West, FL. Hired by Walt Disney Studios as a hard-hat double diver for the production of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", he appeared in the February 22, 1954 issue of LIFE Magazine.
A dear husband, father, and grandfather, a man of integrity, humanity, kindness, and humor. He leaves a wife, 2 daughters, and 3 grandsons.
His obit published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Thursday, September 7, 1995.
He attended the Kentucky Military Institute and Georgetown University, Princeton University and served in the Navy during WWII. An Electrical Engineer, he worked for Motorola, held several patents for Marine Culture Enterprises in Hawaii, and opened Stephenson Marine Electronics in Key West, FL. Hired by Walt Disney Studios as a hard-hat double diver for the production of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", he appeared in the February 22, 1954 issue of LIFE Magazine.
A dear husband, father, and grandfather, a man of integrity, humanity, kindness, and humor. He leaves a wife, 2 daughters, and 3 grandsons.
His obit published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Thursday, September 7, 1995.
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