Corrections and clarifications: In a previous version of this article, the last name of Mary Rose Wilcox was misspelled. Former state Senate majority leader and rural advocate Alan Stephens died Aug.

Alan Archer Stephens, 83, a renowned poet and founding faculty member of UCSB’s College of Creative Studies, died July 21 after a long illness, according to an announcement from his family. Stephens, ...

Alan Stephens, 73, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away on August 16, 2023. He was born on April 29, 1950, in Mercer County, New Jersey. Alan is survived by his loving wife, Leslie Hatfield, and his two ...