Nikola Marko Stefanovic

Nikola Marko Stefanovic died in Augusta on August 25, 2026. He was 83. Born in Augusta on October 16, 1942, raised among Serbian-American manners that never needed a speech. He learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. He counted cargo under a sun that did not care about manifests. His clipboard never left the cab, and the union hall still uses his system. Colleagues still mention a clipboard that never left the cab. He married Mila in 1966. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised a daughter through public schools and ordinary weather. After Mila died in 2019, he kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember quiet help with a stuck mailbox or a heavy trash can. He liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. He died in Augusta, among streets he never needed to explain. The porch still expects a returning step.