Stephen Anthony Mcdonald

Stephen Anthony McDonald was born on February 8, 1944, in Houston, Texas, and passed away on April 3, 2019, at the age of 75. He was raised in Houston, Texas and lived most of his life there until he moved to April Sound in Conroe, Texas in 1985, where he met and married his second wife, Jan Louise Colt. They later moved to Midlothian, Texas, where they built a home on the original McDonald family farm settled when the family emigrated from Scotland in the 1800's. Stephen attended the University of Texas in Austin, but received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and later his Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Houston. After working for Sperry Flight Systems in Phoenix, Arizona from 1966 to 1971, he returned to Houston where he joined his father, Elvo Prince (E.P.) McDonald, in the drive-in restaurant industry, where they owned two locations of Stephen's Drive Inn, formerly Prince's Drive Inn. Later Stephen and Jan owned McDonald Realty, where he specialized in raw land deals in the Midlothian area. During his life Stephen was an avid sportsman enjoying many years of hunting, fishing, tennis and golf. After Stephen and Jan moved to Midlothian his hobbies included gardening and raising Texas Longhorns. Stephen was preceded in death by his parents, Elvo Prince and Nina Mae McDonald, his brother, David Spencer McDonald, his son, Captain Stephen Spencer McDonald, USMC, aka "Farmer", and his wife Jan McDonald. He is survived by his daughter, Angela Schultz, and her husband, Scott Schultz, of Sugar Land, Texas, three grandsons, Spencer Scott Schultz, Cameron Scott Schultz, and Jackson Scott Schultz, all of Sugar Land, Texas, his first wife, Ann Marie McDonald, and his sister, Carol Toops and her husband, Chuck Toops, of Ruidoso, New Mexico. He also is survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the Midlothian Funeral Home with a reception to follow at Stephen's home in Midlothian.