Michael A Stephenson

Born in Zaragoza, Spain on June 11, 1961 Departed on May 2, 2018 and resided in West Harrison, NYVisitation: Ballard Durand - White PlainsMonday May 7, 2018 5:00pm to 9:00pmFuneral Service: Ballard Durand - White PlainsTuesday May 8, 2018 11:00amBurial: Kensico CemeteryTuesday May 8, 2018 1:00pm

Michael Ashley Stephenson of West Harrison, NY, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 after a lengthy hospitalization due to complications of lymphoma. Michael, the son of the late Justin and Helen Stephenson was born June 11, 1961 in Zaragoza Spain at an U.S. Air Force base. Being in a military family, he grew up in many places around the world including Spain, London, Germany, and Tucson, Arizona, but had a special fondness for Portsmouth, NH where he often spent time with his maternal grandparents and Panama City, FL where he attended school from eighth grade until graduation from Rutherford High School in 1979. Michael graduated from Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1983 and subsequently earned an Masters in Business Administration in Finance from University of California, Berkeley in 1988. Michael and his wife, Gina, met freshman year as undergraduates at Harvard. He worked as a Director in Asset Finance and was employed in the investment banking field for 30 years, most recently with Citigroup Global Markets. After business school, Michael lived in San Francisco, CA for many years, and then Chicago, before relocating to New York and joining Citi in 1997. Michael's greatest love was spending time with his family. Michael was a devoted father of triplets and was an avid sports fan dad who went to every ice hockey, soccer and basketball game possible. He was a good man and a fountainhead of knowledge who was constantly teaching his children to help them develop strong moral compasses. Michael was also an expert woodworker making fine furniture and decorative pieces. He loved fine foods, travel, driving his Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Truck, he found baking to be soothing, and always liked being right even if he always wasn't. Michael is survived by his wife, Gina and his children George, Nia, and Benjamin Stephenson; his sister Diane Stephenson and her husband David Westbrooks of Dallas, TX; his brother-in-law Larry Day and sister-in-law Beverly Ratcliff of Bay Shore, NY; his uncle, Ashley Jones and wife Arlene of Pottersville, MI; as well as a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and extended family members and friends who loved him. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 9:00 pm on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Ballard-Durand Funeral Home, 2 Maple Avenue, White Plains, NY. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 11:00 am. Burial will follow at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla at 1:00pm.
Memorial contributions may be sent to ChildFund International, P.O. Box 26511, Richmond, VA 23261-6511 or the charity of your choice.