Stephen “Slim” Christensen was born December 13, 1948 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Walter and Vivienne Christensen. He grew up in East Grand Forks and attended school there. He graduated from East Grand Forks High School.

Stephen enlisted in the Navy in January of 1968 and was sent to San Diego Naval Training Center for boot camp. His military specialty was aviation mechanic and his Navy career took him to Jackson, Mississippi, Oak Harbor, Washington and Hawaii with VAQ 131. He received an honorable discharge on January 24, 1972.

Stephen passed away on January 17, 2011 and is buried in the Bagley City Cemetery by his daughter and her husband, Rob and Vonda Evermoen.

Plot: 1   Side:  North       Row from Bottom: 3 

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