Steve passed away December 13, 2020, at his home as per his strong wishes to do so supported by his wife and daughters, aided by Seasons Hospice. He was born “at home” in 1933 in Belmont, Massachusetts to Lawrence DeVeber and Eulalia Englund DeVeber. He spent his childhood in Belmont with summers in Scarborough, Maine on the Nonesuch River. He graduated from Belmont High School, having a year or two at Bridgeton Academy. He left Belmont to serve three years in the U.S. Army, mostly in D.C., as an instructor in military map making.
He graduated from Drexel University in 1962. Steve worked for DuPont for 31 years, in seven different jobs, including two and a half years in Toronto where he established a new distribution center for Photo Products of Canada. He retired in 1993 as Director of Logistical Operations for the US and Canada.
In retirement, Steve spent 20 years with SCORE, of that, two years as Chapter Chair for Delaware. During this time, he also volunteered at Hagley Museum as a machine shop interpreter and was involved in Hagley’s membership drives, their January Invention Convention and the Hagley summer hiking/biking program along the Brandywine. He enjoyed many years attending Ollie classes and serving as a Membership Chairman on Council with Linda Kellogg as Co-chair for several years. He taught boating classes and participated in the Coast Guard Safe Boating inspections. He also earned his Captain’s license in 2006.
Steve loved sailing, skiing, and old British cars. He restored and showed his various cars for a number of years winning multiple “Peoples Choice” awards. He continued these activities until his health issues required his “second retirement”.
Steve is survived by his wife of 56 years, Andy; his daughters, Lauren DeVeber and Susan Heitz; two grandsons; one granddaughter; two great grandchildren; older brother, Dave DeVeber of New Hampshire and his two daughters and lastly, his buddy Dexter the cat.
The family would like to thank the many helpers from Seasons Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to SCORE, Hagley Museum and Temple Lung Center.
SCORE 1105 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801
Hagley Museum 200 Hagley Creek Rd, Wilmington, DE 19807
Temple Lung Center Temple Health Institutional Advancement
P.O. Box 827651
Philadelphia, PA 19182-7651
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