Friday, December 9, 2022 ~ 9:00 a.m.
Omaha National Cemetery ~ Omaha, Nebraska
Military Honors by the U.S. Navy
A memorial luncheon will be held after the service. Venue TBD.
In care of the family for future designation
Stephen D. McWilliams, 69, of Omaha, NE, entered into rest on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at his home in Omaha, NE. He was born November 22, 1953 in Fremont, NE to James Dennis and Kay I. (Long) McWilliams. Stephen attended Pawnee City High School in the ninth grade and then went on to graduate from Columbus Lakeview High School in 1972. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Naval Science and a minor in mathematics. Stephen served his country in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam era. His last years of service to the Navy were spent teaching at the Naval Academy. After he was honorably discharged from the Navy, he started a 25 year career with the Omaha World Herald where he worked as a safety manager.
Stephen was a great basketball player and he enjoyed watching all sports. He was a Husker fan, he loved music and he loved spending time with his nieces and nephews.
He is survived by his brother, David (Karen) McWilliams; nieces and nephews, Ryan Dunn, Nicole Dunn, James McWilliams, Bradley McWilliams, April (Doug McMillan) Benson, Brooke (Brian) Petermann; cousins, Kim Farley, Mike Long, Mark Long and Martin Long; uncle, Dewey Long.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Kay McWilliams; sister, Ann Marie Dunn; brother-in-law, Jeffrey A. Dunn.
I was very fortunate to have attended naval Academy with Steve. He was a team-oriented man with a kind soul. I can still see him standing, with that Steve smile, braced up in the hall somehow rising above it all, knowing it would be good. Rest peacefully my friend.
A loyal friend and shipmate! Tiny will be missed my many!
Sincere sympathy to Steve’s family for the loss. Steve was a classmate at Lakeview High and his shy smile was what I remember most about him. God bless the family with healing.
Steve and I were Naval Academy classmates and lifelong friends. Together we had numerous and memorable adventures that created stories that were always worth retelling. He was a friend to all, and I will miss him. Rest easy.
I am so sorry to learn of Steve’s passing. We were classmates at the Naval Academy. Please accept my deepest condolences for your family’s loss.