Stephen Matthew Taber, son of Dumfries Town Manager, Has Died

MANASSAS, Va. — The son of Dumfries Town Manager Daniel Taber has died at age at 28.

Stephen Matthew Taber died Sept. 12. He had been working in a store that sells electronic cigarettes, located in Morgantown, WVa. He was also the owner of an internet business, Vapor Swag, which sold e-cigarettes online, according to Taber’s obituary.

Here’s more from his obituary:

An avid reader with a scientific curiosity rarely seen, he could carry on educated conversations about the origins of the universe and astrophysics with the same ease as others would talk about the most recent win of the University of West Virginia Mountaineers.

He was a talented cook and would invite his special friends over for sleepovers and great food, but he expected them to watch two or three documentaries with him as payment for his hospitality.
He was known for his red hair, impish smile and an enormous sense of humor and his mere presence would keep everyone around him laughing and smiling. An accomplished amateur magician, he amazed family, friends and strangers alike with his card tricks and slights of hand. He was a caring individual who always put other people before himself and he was loved by many.

Stephen is survived by his father Dan and his mother Judy, of Manassas. He has two brothers – one who lives in Washington and another in Fredericksburg.

A memorial service will be held at Peirce Funeral Home at 9609 Center Street in Manassas at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Taber family will greet friends and family an hour before the start of the service.

We don’t know the cause of death.

“He was called to heaven way too soon and he will be remembered and missed” the obituary added. 

Daniel Taber retired from the Prince William County Police Department as an assistant chief after nearly 30 years of service before accepting the job as Dumfries Town Manager.