Stephen George Dunlap, age 67, passed away December 13, 2019 in Melbourne, FL. Born in Flora, IL June 23, 1952 he came to Brevard County in 1990 from Georgia and went to work overseas first to Guatemala and then to Colombia South America where he met his wife. In 2013 he moved back to Brevard County.
Steve grew up in Mahomet. After graduating from Mahomet-Seymour High School, he joined the U.S. Army in 1970, serving in Vietnam, Korea and Germany. He retired in 1991 as a sergeant major. He worked for DynCorp International as an aircraft maintenance production controller for over 20 years, working overseas in Guatemala and Colombia, South America. Steve retired to Florida in 2013.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Avila Carvajal; daughters, Cathy and Cheryl Dunlap; son, Stephen Dunlap Jr.; five grandchildren, Tyler, Barbara, Cassandra, Angel and John; and sisters, Bev Winters and Sally Miller-Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Thelma (Bryant) Dunlap, two infant sons, Peter and Douglas Dunlap and two brothers, Donald and Wayne Dunlap.
A Visitation will be held Friday, December 20, 2019 from 10:00am to 11:00am with a Funeral Service to follow at the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial, 5950 South US Highway 1, Rockledge, FL.
A Graveside Service will follow at 2:30pm at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, FL.
Stephen loved boating, watching movies and cooking. He loved spending time with his friends and family.
Donations may be made in Stephen's memory to the VFW Post 8191, Melbourne, FL.
