James W. 'Jim' Stegen (LCol. (Ret’d) CD, BBA) age 83, passed away on May 1, 2017 in Dartmouth. He is survived by his loving wife, Elinor (Cornwell); his children, Cindy Webster (Glenn), Ronald (Wendy), and Andrew (Marie); his grandchildren, Corey (Lisa), Gillian, Hannah, Samantha, Alix, and Mathew. Predeceased by parents, Gaston and Margarita (Singleton), and older brothers, Fred and George. Born in Barcelona, as a toddler the family was evacuated to England by the Royal Navy at the start of the Spanish Civil War. They returned to Spain only to be faced with the onset of the Second World War and decided to emigrate to Canada, settling in Montreal. At 17, Jim joined the Royal Canadian Navy, was commissioned, and married Elinor, a RCN nurse senior to him at the time. Jim earned his Wings, and served 36 years in many different postings in the air, at sea and on land. He was most fond of his time flying off the carrier HMCS Bonaventure. After retirement, Jim and Elinor settled in the Annapolis Valley, where he attended Acadia University as a mature student and obtained his BBA. Jim was a tireless lifelong volunteer for many community organizations, most notably the Boy Scouts (Silver Acorn Award) and Rotary Club.