Warren Robert Stumpe was born in New York City on July 15, 1925.  He left us on, July 24, 2016, leaving his mark of quick intellect leavened with humor on those he touched throughout his successful civilian and military careers. Warren was raised on Long Island, New York, where he attended grammar and high school in Lynbrook. He graduated from high school as valedictorian with participation in many school activities including varsity baseball, concert band where he was a soloist on the euphonium, Long Island Junior Table Tennis Champion, and class president. He received academic scholarships to both Columbia and New York Universities but chose instead to accept an appointment to West Point as a Qualified Alternate offered by the War Department.in July 1942 when the then Class of 1946 (soon to be the Class of 1945) was doubled in size. He had taken the congressional qualifying exam offered by Representative Leonard W. Hall and had received a third alternate appointment. Warren entered West Point on July 19, 1942, just four days after his 17th birthday, as one of the youngest cadets in his class. He continued his academic achievements attaining "star man" status for all three years of the shortened curriculum, graduating 5th in his class of 852 on June 5, 1945, at the age of 19. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.

Warren's first assignment was to the 25th Infantry Division in Japan, via the Philippine Islands, where he joined the 65th Engineer Combat Battalion in late 1945 together with two of his classmates, Monor Mabry and John Graham. With the rush on to demobilize after World War II, leaving a paucity of officers in the Battalion, Warren served with distinction in a variety of assignments during his 2 1/2 year occupation duties, including company commander, adjutant, post engineer and division engineer supply officer. He returned to the states in early 1948 to attend Cornell University where he received a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering but only after a protracted battle with both Cornell and the Chief of Engineers that allowed him to transfer to Cornell's Graduate School to secure the degree. None of his classmates assigned with him to Cornell's Mechanical Engineering School were able to secure masters’ degrees and his experiences subsequently led to Cornell being removed from schools to which COE officers would be assigned for graduate study. This episode was an example of Warren's Churchillian philosophy of "Never give up; never give up; never, never, never!”.

A one year tour with the civil works side of the Corps of Engineers in the Pittsburgh District brought new experiences in the construction of Lock & Dam #2 on the Monongahela River and "a general review of Corps flood control activity: In 1950 he was assigned to attend the Advanced Course of The Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Upon graduation in March 1951, Warren was finally assigned to the Department of Mechanics on the USMA faculty, but only after another "arm wrestling" bout with the Chief of Engineer's career management folks who first assigned him to the Department of Mathematics then Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and finally the Department of Mechanics. During his USMA tour he met and married Jean Mannion and was blessed with the birth of his first son, Jeffrey. He completed his academic assignment as an Assistant Professor in 1954 and resigned his Captain's commission after much soul searching and another bad experience with the career management folks who had initially offered an assignment to the Command & General Staff College, which he accepted, and which they subsequently withdrew and replaced with another unaccompanied tour to the Far East Command in violation of the Army's written policy of not sending officers back to the same theater.

Exasperated with his experiences, Warren rejected a reserve commission and set out to build a new career in the civilian sector. With the assistance of BG Jim Gatchell ('12), he was hired by the General Engineering Division of American Machine & Foundry Company (AMF) in Greenwich, Connecticut, relocating the family to Rye, New York, and joining his classmate, Fred Einsidler, who had arrived a year earlier. His military training and academic background stood him in good stead as he rapidly rose from project engineer to Deputy General Manager of the Division, participating in several major missile programs of that era, including Bomarc, Titan, Atlas and Mobile Minuteman. He authored several published articles on missile launching techniques one of which triggered a friendly debate with classmate Pat Powers. During this period when children Kathy and William joined the family, he also found time to attend New York University in the evenings to pursue a doctorate. The doctorate thesis effort proved impossible with a full time job and three children, so Warren accepted another Master's Degree in Industrial Management. Further, in 1958, at the urging of Colonel Harvey Fraser ('39); Professor of Mechanics, USMA, Warren accepted a reserve commission as a mobilization designee to the Department of Mechanics, to bring some "real world" technical expertise to the classroom. He taught cadets during his active duty tours for the next 16 years, while also graduating from the non-resident course of the Command & General Staff College in 1972 as an honor graduate. His promotion to Colonel, USAR required that he find a new reserve assignment which he did through the recommendation of his classmate, Dick Chidlaw, to the Pentagon office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development & Acquisition.

In 1963, Warren left AMF when the Division was moved to York, PA. and he was determined to remain in Stamford, CT., a location that his family loved and where his community service included the founding of a local Little League and the President of the PTA. With his, "never give up" philosophy, he organized a group of his AMF colleagues to form the nucleus of a new subsidiary of a Stamford company, Dorr-Oliver Inc., dedicated to bringing new material handling technology to the growing air cargo marketplace. As Executive Vice President, Warren provided operational leadership in developing complete air cargo material handling systems and equipment for many of the world's leading air carriers.

The acquisition of Dorr-Oliver by Curtiss-Wright dampened the commitment to this business segment so in 1969, Warren accepted an opportunity to join Rexnord, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, as manager of a new office in Darien, CT, dedicated to applying systems analysis and operations research to materials handling projects. In 1971, he was asked by the Chairman of the company to relocate to company headquarters in Milwaukee, WI and undertake the revival of the company's moribund research and development activity. With some reluctance the family uprooted from their comfortable existence in the east to settle in the unknown mid-west. Jeffrey was in his last year of high school but he, Kathy and William along with Jean made a smooth transition.

Warren's success in bringing entrepreneurship and his "never give up" attitude to the research function lead him to a rapid promotion to Vice President and Chief Technical Office and national recognition. He lectured and wrote extensively on technology management and he was the recipient of many awards and honors, culminating in his election as President of the prestigious Industrial Research Institute, whose members represent the premier industrial companies of the country. Warren's concurrent reserve assignment to the Army's R&D activity brought civilian insights to military problems where he authored several position papers on weapon system programs. During this period he graduated from the Army War College correspondence program. In 1979, after 30 years of active and reserve duty, Warren retired and was awarded his second Meritorious Service Medal. Shortly thereafter he was appointed Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Wisconsin, serving for four years and for which he was awarded the Commander's Award for Public Service.

In the early 80's, with Jeffrey graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering, Kathy from Northwestern and William from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee and off on their own, the unfriendly takeover craze hit Rexnord and R&D was first on the hit list. Warren negotiated his retirement in 1987 but was determined not to lose what had taken him 15 years to build. He broke red the sale of his R&D operation to Radian Corporation, agreeing to stay on as a Vice President until he was 65. This long and difficult upheaval period resulted in the break-up of his marriage in 1986, with Jean moving to San Diego, CA. In 1990, Warren was re-married to Lois Stout who was a soulmate with similar interests and with whom he found consummate companionship. During his working years in Milwaukee he contributed his time and energy to the community in many ways including service to the four engineering colleges as an advisory council member and as Chairman of Armed Forces Week. For his service he was honored with an Honorary Doctorate from the Milwaukee School of Engineering where he served as a Vice Chair of their Board of Regents. He co-founded the Wisconsin Association of Research Management and served on the Board of Directors of Badger Meter, Inc. and Unico, Inc.

After his retirement from business in 1990, he initiated his own executive consulting business as a Professional Engineer licensed in New York, Wisconsin and Florida, dedicated to technology management and entrepreneurship. Public service called in 1994 when Warren entered the political arena to run and win an aldermanic seat in his community, the City of Mequon.

Following that 3 year tour, he ran and won as a County Supervisor. Concurrently he was president of his condominium association and his country club, where he enjoyed golf several times a week during the season. He remained supportive of his children while Jeffrey remained in Milwaukee as quality control engineer, William initiated a lighting service business in Colorado Springs and Kathy became a television writer and producer in Hollywood.

Warren always felt fortunate that he was able to forge a successful business career and still maintain a close relationship with the Army and his many classmates. He will be remembered by his family and his many friends and associates in business and the military for his quick and caring intellect, insistence on supporting "what-Is right" and his "never give up" outlook. He truly lived the West Point motto of "Duty, Honor, Country".  His family, friends and classmates can but add, "May the Lord watch over him while we are absent, one from the other".

Friends may greet the family on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 from 4 PM to time of Funeral Services at 7 PM at FOX POINT LUTHERAN CHURCH; 7510 North Santa Monica Blvd. in Fox Point.  Burial with full military honors will take place in the US Military Cemetery at West Point.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Warren’s name should be directed to the West Point Fund; 698 Mills Road; West Point NY 10996 or the ChristPond Foundation and Retreat Center; N1599 Highway 57; Random Lake WI 53075.