Mr. Stephen Ray Dewey

NAME: Stephen Ray "Steve" Dewey
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BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Dewey was born on Dec. 28, 1946 in Borger and had been a Pampa resident since 1972.He graduated from Borger High School in 1966 and attended West Texas State University.He married Virginia Wiens on Dec. 27, 1970 in Pampa.Mr. Dewey was employed as a plant operator for Cities Service Gas Co. for 13 years, was a mechanic for Leonard Hudson Drilling Co. for a few years, was employed as a field operator for Phillips Petroleum for 15 years, and served as a corrections officer for the TDCJ Jordan Unit for 4 years.He formerly owned and operated V & S Outfitters, and he was an avid bow hunter and fisherman.He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he sang in the church choir.He was a member of Top O' Texas Masonic Lodge #1381 for the past 25 years, and he was a past member of the Pampa Lions Club.He was a former high school football official, and he was a softball umpire.In 1967, he sang in the musical "Texas" in Palo Duro Canyon.He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War, serving on the USS Oriskany aircraft carrier.While serving in the Navy, he was asked to sing a solo for the Premier of Austria.Mr. Dewey was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Vivian Dewey.