Joseph "Shoebox" Stevenson, Sr, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, LA entered into eternal life on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. He was a graduate of St. Augustine High School and attended SUNO. Joseph also proudly served in the United States Air Force as an E5 Staff Sergeant. He leaves behind a loving wife of 26 years, Alison Stevenson; two children, Joseph, Jr. and Natasha Stevenson; ten step children; a devoted sister and brother, Dolores and John; twenty eight grandchildren, as well as a host of other relatives and friends. Joseph is preceded in death by his loving parents, Joseph Pauline and Dolores Stevenson; sisters, Janice, Joyce and Celestine. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, 3501 N. Miro Street, New Orleans, LA on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 9 AM. Joseph will be buried with full military honors at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, 34888 Grantham College Drive, Slidell LA at 11 AM.