Stephen Thorne

Stephen Clark Thorne, 44, departed this life on September 23, 2021. He was born July 19, 1977.

He was a wonderful father to Alexander, Zachary, and Charlotte. He was also the much beloved son of Brenda (Eaton) and Phil Thorne.

Stephen leaves behind to cherish his memory his parents and children; his twin brother, Matthew; his sister, Andrea Milne and brother-in-law Andrew; and his niece, Ruth Milne.

Stephen was a wonderfully talented pianist. During COVID, he played for his church on their livestream videos.

He was also an avid curler, and became a founding member of the Round Rock Curling Club. He was chosen to throw out the first rock to open the season in their new dedicated ice facility.

Stephen was an avid baseball fan as well, following the Toronto Blue Jays all of his life.

Stephen attended the University of Waterloo, the recipient of several scholarships. He studied Systems Design Engineering. He first worked for National Instrumental, which brought him to Round Rock twenty years ago. From there, he worked for Research in Motion, and was currently working for Out Systems.

Stephen was a loving father to his three children, and he will be greatly missed in their lives.

He was a gentle and caring soul.

• Memorial service will be livestreamed and accessible via Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/huttodiscovery

Stephen will be returned to his home in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, for a service at Brock and Visser Funeral Home. He will then be laid to rest at the Oxford Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family would like to encourage friends and loved ones to make a donation in Stephen’s memory to either the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada, the American Heart Association, or to the Hutto Discovery United Methodist Church.