David Allan Stevens, an electrical engineer and sports fan, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at his Sykesville home. He was 43.
Mr. Stevens, the son of a career naval officer and a homemaker, was born in Portsmouth, Va., and spent his early years abroad.
His family later settled in Columbia, where he graduated in 1985 from Hammond High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1990 from Pennsylvania State University.
Mr. Stevens, a professional engineer, began his career with Whitman, Requardt & Associates. In 2008, he joined the firm of A.H.A. Consulting Engineers Inc. in Hanover.
Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he retired on a medical disability last year.
Mr. Stevens was an active member of Bridgeway Community Church, a nondenominational multicultural church in Columbia, where he was a member of the choir.
He was an avid Penn State and Washington Redskins football fan.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at his church, 9189 Red Branch Road.
Surviving are his wife of 19 years, the former Amy Diane Miller; a daughter, Abigail Cynthia Stevens, 10; his parents, Wynne Allan Stevens of Port Ludlow, Wash., and Pamela Compson Stevens of Columbia; two brothers, Andrew Stevens of Boulder, Colo., and Allan Stevens of Raleigh, N.C.; and a sister, Katherine Barnett of Columbia.