Stephen John Hood

Stephen John Hood,73, passed away peacefully at his home May 16, in Foley, Alabama. He was born in Minneapolis, Minn., to Jackson Sloan Hood and Marjorie Watt Hood. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School Class of 1967. He enlisted in the Navy in 1968 and retired as a Lieutenant after serving 24 years. He served aboard destroyers USS Brownson, USS Comte de Grasse, and USS Leftwich, Chief of Naval Technical Training, Millington, Tenn. His final tour of duty was Electronic Materials Officer Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station, Guam.

After his retirement, he returned to Sulphur Springs and attended Texas A&M at Commerce and received his Master’s Degree in Physics. During this time, he was president of the Hopkins County Historical Society and was selected as a TAMU Alumni Ambassador.

He began a second career as an engineer in the microchip industry working for SVG and Motorola. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Connie Myers Hood; son, John David Hood, Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Blaine Arbelaez of Groton, Conn., Hannah Dickerson and Wyatt Fields of San Francisco, Simon Dickerson of Memphis; his 'favorite' uncle, Curtis Hood, White Oak, Texas; best friend, Keith Karsten, Soldotna, AK and Snowball.

He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, John and Gertrude Hood, Marjorie Buchanan; and daughter, Jennifer Dickerson of Memphis.

His request was for a burial at sea off the coast of Hawaii by the US Navy with full honors. Memorials may be made to Myasthenia Gravis Foundation and Glioblastoma Foundation.

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