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Mr. Stephen D. Fraser

January 29, 1947 — August 21, 2017

Mr. Stephen D. Fraser

Retired Mechanical Engineer

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 21, 2017 at home, Stephen Dale Fraser, 70, loving husband of 34 years to Renee Burkholder Fraser.

Mr. Fraser was born in Shelby, NC on January 29, 1947 to the late Royce Fraser and Geraldine Fraser. He was a graduate of North Augusta Senior High School, and The University of South Carolina. Steve served in the US Airforce, 437th Military Airlift Wing from 1969 to 1973. Mr. Fraser served in various capacities during his professional engineering career with Felkel and Hastings Consulting Engineers (Draftsman); E.I. DuPont (Reactor Operations Training Supervisor, Reactor Control Room Supervisor, Senior Reactor Control Room Supervisor, Area Supervisor Reactor Shutdown Coordinator, Chief Supervisor Rigging, Trucking and Crane Operations); Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Design Authority Engineer for Safeguards and Security Projects, Chief Support Engineer for Vulnerability Assessment) and Wackenhut Services, Inc. (Manager Infrastructure Projects Department). In his retirement, Steve enjoyed catching up on his reading, researching his Scottish and Cherokee heritage, researching the history of the civil war, and traveling to Las Vegas with Renee. He was always ready for affectionate hugs from his children and grandchildren. He was strong of heart, strong in resolve, and easy to laugh.

Family members, in addition to his wife, include: daughter: Stephanie and granddaughter: Ella; son: Travis; daughter-in-law: Stephanie and granddaughters: Bentley and Kelsey; and sister–in-law, Mary “Marty” Fraser. Steve is predeceased by his brother, Jerry Royce Fraser.


In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, August 23, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 atThomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com
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