Karen Paisley Stence Obituary

Karen Paisley Stence attended Chartiers Valley High School in Bridgeville, PA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Karen Paisley Stence.

Graduation Year	Class of 1976
Date of Passing	Sep 03, 2015
About	Age 57, of Panama City, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 3, 2015, while on a business trip to Washington DC. Karen was born in Elkins, W.Va., to loving parents Richard and Edith Paisley. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa., and joined the U.S. Air Force shortly after her 18th birthday. She proudly served as an Air Traffic Controller for twenty years in numerous stations overseas and stateside. While on active duty she earned her Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Computer Science from Oklahoma City University. She retired in 1996 as the Chief Controller of Edwards AFB, Calif. Shortly after retiring she moved to Whidbey Island, Wash., where she joined Civil Service as a Computer Scientist. After seven years in Washington where she worked as an Aircraft Simulator Program Manager for the EA-6B and EP-3 aircraft, she transferred to NSWC Panama City, Fla., where she served in a number of productive and challenging lead engineer positions supporting mine warfare, mine rollers, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) certification programs and modeling and simulation for the LCS. Karen is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, David Robert Paisley. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Robert (Bob) Stence, her uncle Dr. John Paisley (Pasco, Wash.); her mother-in-law Patsy Wildrix (Longview, Texas); her step-daughter and family Elizabeth, Clay and Adam Parsley (Corpus Christi, Texes); her special in-laws, Diana Paisley (Richmond, Va.), Larry and Lisa Stence (Hurst, Texas), Ed and Peggy Stence (Longview, Texas), Shane and Cindy Stence (Longview, Texas), Tom Stence (Longview, Texas); and her special niece Deanna Paisley (Celebration, Fla.), and special nephew Markus Stence (Longview, Texas.)