This memorial website was created in the memory of Steve Koenig. This is a collaborative effort by all...friends and family...thank you to everyone who is posting tributes, pictures and stories. Please keep them coming!. It is your contributions that make this a special place to visit and remember the good times with Steve... and boy were there some good times! Thanks for the memories... we will remember you forever Steve!
I am sorry to hear of Steve's passing . I always remember him with a smile on his face. Pam I'm so sorry for your loss.
Lisa Nolte Mulvania '77
Lisa Nolte Mulvania '77
You left us way too soon but the memories will always be there. I remember Steve always liked his birthday the same time Football started go Chargers.
Happy be to stever and happy anniversary to you Pam. I'm glad I spent time with Steve while he was in Tempe
Wow...looking at the date & realizing it was 27 years ago today we did the "I do's" in Idyllwild... May 30, 1987
& R.I.P. Karl Koenig birthday May 29!! It was a double celebration that year. xo xo
& R.I.P. Karl Koenig birthday May 29!! It was a double celebration that year. xo xo
We'll be thinking of you when we're down in baja in a couple of weeks Steve. Im sure we'll feel your spirit every minute of the day. Here's to you buddy.
I have ALWAYS liked Steve he was a good man, honest, good personality, had a VERY nice and warm smile and a good guy to be around with.
He was ALWAYS nice to me …. RIP my friend!
Regards,
Sami J.
He was ALWAYS nice to me …. RIP my friend!
Regards,
Sami J.
When someone you care for becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. There are wonderful memories shared by Family and Friends and they are treasures that will never be forgotten. Thank you Steven for the memories. You have always loved and embraced nature, from the mountains, to the sea, and the desert...sharing thoses times will always be wonderful memories and will be treasured.
Steve was among my earliest friends in Santa Barbara. We worked together as mechanics at a local motorcycle shop and enjoyed many good times together.
He had a real talent turning the wrenches, and he also rode like the wind.
God speed Steve......
He had a real talent turning the wrenches, and he also rode like the wind.
God speed Steve......
The good times were among the best ever ... abalone diving in Pt Loma, four day fishing trips in a 17 ft boat, and falling asleep at the wheel and going over the edge in the mountains above Palm Springs. I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
I have put a story about Steve in "sharing a story". Steve, quite literally, saved my life. I doubt I would have survived to age 20, had it not been for something Steve did. I am stunned at his loss. He will always be in my prayers. Murray Abrahamson DSS '77
Steve had no fear of danger. I soared with that bird, but could not keep up. His spontaneity was his wing that took him beyond my imagination. My limitations let him slip away.
I have many memories of my time with Steve, some I will share in future postings,some are just for me.
I have many memories of my time with Steve, some I will share in future postings,some are just for me.
Steve was a generous and funloving guy who reached out to me and my family. I am greatful for his friendship and all the memories. I often wished we would get back together with his SLO friends, knock back a few, and tell some tall tales about fishing and Saudi. And boy do I have some stories, he was larger than life: like when we played darts with his blow gun and ...
I'll never forget the adventures we had, Mexico, traveling, fishing, diving. You name it, you were into it. You were the definition of FUN. Not to mention being the kind of person who would give the shirt off your back to help a friend. We'll miss you Steve.
Koenig... hmmm... adrenaline in his veins, love in his heart, fun (always), and the will to never say "no" when there's a way to make it happen... miss you... wait for us, we'll see you soon... uh, you decide, desert scrambling, fishing, rock climbing, mountains, @#%$ (expletive deleted), or just... whatever... I'm in.
May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face. And the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars. Really going to miss you Steve.
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The passion started at a young age!

Not sure who won on this day...Photo compliments of Larry Smith

Santa Barbara late 70's with Larry Smith...photo compliments of Larry Smith

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Steve with knife in mouth releasing sailfish. Baja-mid 90's

Steve releasing Sailfish. Baja-mid 90's

Steve with Dorado. Baja-mid 90's

Unknown friend baiting-up. Baja-mid 90's.

In Loreto with Lou and David. Late 90's fishing trip.

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