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- The Independent (Narragansett, South Kingstown, North Kingstown, RI)
January 23, 2013
Joel E. Stedford, 55, of Brighton Township, Pennsylvania, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 with his family at his side following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born March 9, 1957 in North Kingstown, R.I., he was a son of Dennis and Nadine Beverly Stedford of Waldo, Maine. Joel had been a resident of Brighton Township since 1991, and was a Lt. Colonel with the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Air National Guard, Moon Twp., Pa. He had entered the Air Force in 1982 as a navigator in KC135 Refueling Tankers and currently was serving as an intelligence officer with the Guard. He had recently returned home after serving in the Persian Gulf. Joel had a passion for baseball and he had excelled at this sport throughout high school and at the University of Rhode Island. He formerly served as the junior varsity baseball coach at Beaver Area High School.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart, Phyllis Dunlap Stedford, a son and daughter-in-law, AJ and Lindsay Stedford of Seattle, Wash., a daughter and son-in-law, Samantha Stedford and Gino Spagnoli of Robinson Township, Pa., a brother, Toby Stedford (Jimmy Turner) of Dallas, Texas, a sister, Leslie (Mike) Nolan of Wakefield, R.I., and a cherished granddaughter, Rayleigh Stedford.
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