George Albert Stevens, 84, of Lexington, Mass., and Longboat Key, died Sept. 3.
Born Jan. 31, 1928, in Detroit, he grew up in Clarksville and Fairmont, W.V., and spent his high school years in Tarpon Springs.
Mr. Stevens served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a 1949 graduate of Harvard College and passed the Massachusetts bar exam in 1957. He was a former pharmaceutical executive, venture capitalist and entrepreneur.
Mr. Stevens was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret; son, Charles; and brother, Edward.
Mr. Stevens is survived by his wife of 38 years, Dolores; son, Andrew, of Gloucester, Mass.; daughters, Linda Stevens, of Cambridge, Mass., and Elizabeth Kempey, of Hoboken, N.J.; two grandchildren; and brother, David, of Port Washington, N.Y.
A private family mass was held Sept. 10.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kan., 66675 or online at woundedwarriorproject.org. Online tributes can be written at douglassfh.com.
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