Rollin "Rollie" M. Stevens II

CAPT Rollin “Rollie” M. Stevens II of Dallas, Texas, passed away on October 25, 2024. He was 89 years old, one month to the day shy of his 90th birthday. Rollie was born in Des Moines, Iowa to parents Rollin and Cora Mae. He graduated from East High School in Des Moines in 1953, and went on to the University of Iowa where he graduated with a B.S. in Science in 1957. On May 17, 1958, he married Jean Ann Olson of Kanawha, Iowa, and they remained married for 66 years.

Rollie joined the Navy in 1957 and was on active duty for 7 years, deploying on the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier. He remained in the Navy for more than 30 years in the Navy Reserves, spending a weekend each month and two weeks each year on various duty details.

After his active duty in the Navy, Rollie began his career in sales with American Hospital Supply Corporation, which was later acquired by Baxter. His area of expertise was in the hospital clinical laboratory where he sold instruments and their supplies.

After retiring from Baxter, Rollie was actively involved in civic duties including his membership in the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) where he was the national Commander in Chief in 2002, a member of his home owners’ association where he was president, and a volunteer at Medical City Denton Hospital, helping rehabilitation patients.

Throughout his entire life, he was always a member of his church choir and loved to sing, making many life-long friends along the way. He enjoyed early morning coffees with Jean on his back porch overlooking Lewisville Lake, declaring “a Navy man lives by the water”. He also loved his favorite sports teams including the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Iowa Hawkeyes, and even the local Lake Highlands High School where all of his children graduated.

He is survived by Jean, his wife, his daughter Kyle Vandeven (John), son Jeff Stevens (Stanna), daughter Kim Stevens, three grandchildren Andrea Stevens, Samantha Stevens, Joshua Stevens, and two sisters Nan Keith and Shari DeCook of Iowa.

Rollie will be interred at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 23, at 2:00pm at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6411 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75240.

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