Paul Dwayne Stephens, 42

Paul Dwayne Stephens, 42, beloved husband and father of two sons, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Paul was born on April 3, 1970, in Coeur d’Alene as the youngest of five children to Anita (Jenicek) Stephens and Charles Sins (preceded in death).

Paul began his school days in Hope and at the age of 8 the family relocated to Hayden where he met many lifelong friends and created lasting memories. He attended Hayden Lake Elementary School, Canfield Jr. High and Coeur d’Alene High School, graduating in 1988. Paul graduated from North Idaho College where he was a member of the Varsity Crew team. Paul proudly joined the United States Marine Corps in May 1993 as a helicopter mechanic and completed his service as a SGT in May 1999.

In 2000 Paul met the love of his life, Jennifer Lynn Tesch, and they began to build a happy life together with their union in marriage, followed by the birth of Tyler Jade (7) and Casey Andrew (4). As a family they enjoy camping, fishing and all family activities.

Professionally, Paul was a member of the team at FL Smidth where he was a Senior Mechanical Designer. Previously in his career he worked for Industrial Design Services and Energy Products of Idaho.

Paul was recently baptized at Mirabeau Chapel in the Spokane Valley and was involved with his church family. Paul is survived by his four siblings, Wendy and Sam Kaschmitter (Coeur d’Alene), Wanda and Jeff Hall (Coeur d’Alene), Dave and Marianne Stephens (Seattle) and Cathy Stephens (Spokane); his mother, Anita Stephens (Coeur d’Alene); his grandmother, Beryl Cahill (Hayden); his in-laws, Norm and Sherry Tesch (Veradale), and Lori and Bryan Bucher (Otis Orchards); and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.

Paul was loved by many and will be greatly missed. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at Mirabeau Chapel, 3001 N. Pines Road, Spokane Valley (one half mile north of Interstate 90 on Pines Road).

In lieu of flowers, an account has been created for Tyler and Casey Stephens at Numerica Credit Union.