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Published September 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

Oldest WWII Military Police Officer is youngest at heart

Gene Stephens golfs a few times a week. He goes for a walk every day. He defeats his wife, Kathie, at Ping Pong and gin rummy way more than she wants to admit. With youthful exuberance and energy, the slim and trim Stephens spryly bounces around his summer home at Blakes by the Lakes in Alexandria, telling stories and pointing out photos.

By: Jo Colvin, Alexandria Echo Press

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