THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, November 6, 1995 TAG: 9511060059
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 39 lines
E. Alan ``Skip'' Knewstep Jr., 69, a retired steamship clerk, died Nov. 5, 1995, in a local hospital.
Mr. Knewstep was born in Norfolk and was retired from I.L.A. Local 1624 after 33 years. He was also a Chesapeake waterman and commercial crabber. He attended First Christian Church, Colonial Avenue. He was involved many years with the Boy Scouts and Sea Explorers. He served as captain of the ``Miss Wick'' training ship and was the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. He was a member of the Broad Bay Sailing Association and served as sailing instructor for the Cavalier Yacht Club for many years. He was a former member of the Kingsman Chess Club, the Elks Lodge (NU)38 BPOE and was a charter member and president of the H.R. - I.L.A. Retirees Association.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Bane Knewstep; two daughters, Lynn Lani Knewstep of Marietta, Ga. and Judith Anne Knewstep of Washington state; two sons, E. Alan Knewstep III of Rapidan, Va. and Karl W. Knewstep of Virginia Beach; six grandchildren, Michelle, Lindsey, Angela, Travis, Natasha and Brian; two stepdaughters, Lisa S. Strange of Florida and Candace M. Smith of Charleston, W.Va.; two stepsons, Billy Sutphin of Norfolk and Gary Mottesheard of Lafayette, La. He was predeceased by his father, E. Alan ``Pappy'' Knewstep Sr. and mother, Lucille Sanderlin Knewstep.
A memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in First Christian Church, Colonial Avenue by the Rev. Jack Austin. Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or a favorite charity.
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