Hi, My name is Tessa, and we are raising money for Stephen and his 3-year-old daughter, Carson who was tragically left behind after a boating acciden over Memorial Day weekend.

Stephen, known to his friends and family as Stevie, Stephen, or Chauncey, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, from injuries sustained in a tragic boating accident.

Stephen was an incredible man that accomplished a lot in his short 37 years of life. He served the US Army as a Warrant Officer III for 16 years, where he was a pilot, first flying OH-58 Kiowa helicopters and later flying C-12 airplanes. Stevie did two tours in Afghanistan, and during his deployment in 2010, he was awarded the Combat Action Badge and the Air Medal. In addition to his combat deployments, he had operation deployments to Africa and South America. In 2020 he medically retired from the Army and became a Flight Instructor at FlightSafety International. He served our country with so much pride and flying brought him so much joy, and so did being on the water, whether that was surfing or out on his boat.

While he had a lot of love and passions, there was absolutely nothing he loved more than his daughter Carson; she was indeed the light of his life. Stephen and Carson's Go fund me page is to help raise money for Stephen's family and set money aside for Carson's college fund.

Stephen’s personality was one everyone was drawn to; he lived his life to the fullest, always wanting to have fun with the people he loved, make them laugh and to be the life of the party. He was the best father, son, brother and friend and will be missed immensely by so many people.

Thank you for your support, kind words and prayers during this tragic loss.