Roger Stebbing
Cryogenic Consultant and LNG Specialist, Chemical Engineer Roger Frank Stebbing, P.E. of Signal Mountain and Hilton Head Island, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Hilton Head Island Hospital, of complications following emergency surgery.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edith and Frank Stebbing, of Selsey, West Sussex, England.
Roger was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England where he spent his early childhood. He attended boarding school at Rendcomb College, in Gloucestershire where he was known as Fred. Roger loved sports and played rugby, hockey, and cricket. In 1960 he joined I.C.I. at Welwyn in Hertfordshire where he met his wife Joyce.
He attended Salford University and received a B.Sc. Honors degree in Chemical Engineering. In 1969 he joined The Pritchard Company in London and was later seconded to their office in Houston, then transferred to Pritchard Rhodes in Kansas City, MS. In 1975 they moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where he established his engineering company, Marlboro Enterprises, Inc. and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 1999. He designed and built many LNG plants during this time and also operated the Chattanooga Gas Company, LNG Plant.
In 1985 he formed Stebbing & Associates, Inc., where he was President and Chief Executive Officer in order to provide design and engineering services to the LNG industry worldwide.
Since 1999, he has been the Cryogenic Specialist and Lead Consultant for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC, for LNG facilities in the U.S.A. In 1993 he joined the Board of Directors for AL/TN Natural Gas Company, which later became the Atrion Corporation, he served in many capacities, the last being Lead Independent Director.
His kindness was legendary, his quick wit, sparkling eyes, intelligence, tact, courage, and humor have touched people all over the world, Roger never met a stranger. He loved repairing anything and everything, hence his nickname “Mr. Fixit”. His hobbies included fishing and boating. He was a past Director of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.
Roger is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joyce; sons, David, and Peter (Tracey); grandchildren, Gavin, Eli, and Elizabeth (Charlie) Stebbing.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday May 5, at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Avenue, Signal Mountain, TN.
Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Parish Hall, the memorial service is at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Chattanooga Boys Choir, 700-B Pine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402, the Roger and Joyce Stebbing Scholarship Fund, the American Lung Association, or the American Heart Association.
The Island Funeral Home and Crematory. Islandfuneralhome.com.