Family of Bartholomew Pierce

The family of Bartholomew Pierce, the CEO and chairman of Ember Cruises since 1999, is a prominent American family from Florida involved in business, real estate and law. Pierce's maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Cuba and his mother is Canadian.

Immediate family

Wives

Stephanie Pierce

Stephanie Pierce

Biographical data Born Stephanie Audrey Stevenson (1964-12-26)December 26, 1964 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died November 22, 1997(1997-11-22) (aged 32) Pinecrest, Florida, U.S. Cause of death Pneumonia Resting place Key West Cemetery, Key West, Florida, U.S. Alma mater Miami Dade College Occupation Paralegal Political party Democratic Spouse(s) Bartholomew Pierce (m. 1987) Children Alonso Claudia Immanuel Parents Adam Stevenson (father) Louise Griffith (mother)

Stephanie Audrey Stevenson Pierce, the first wife of Bartholomew Pierce, was born on December 26, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia to Louise Grace (née Griffith; born 1944) and Adam Morton Stevenson (born 1943). She was raised with a Catholic upbringing and attended South Atlanta High School graduating in 1983. She attended Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida and graduated with an associate degree in pre-law in 1986. She met Bartholomew on a blind date and married on August 21, 1987. She worked as a paralegal.

Pierce died at home on November 22, 1997 after suffering from pneumonia related to a cold. Secondary factors included multiple drug intoxication from acetaminophen and dextromethorphan. Pierce's death certificate lists her cause of death as natural but notes that her over-the-counter drugs played a part.