I remember Steven from La Habra High. I could relate to Steven, as I was also an excellent student with a sarcastic sense of humor. I lost track of Steven after he left high school, but I have a fond memory of him that has unfortunately dimmed with the passing of time. May he rest in Peace.

I knew Steve from work, Beckman Industrial, but not really.  It was only years after Steve left BI that we found ourselves aligned by a common interest, an annual gathering of friends in Quincy, Plumas County CA.

LeRoy and Jan are our hosts for this get together.  LeRoy, because of his life long love of Physics and in reference to the Royal Society of London, dubbed our meetings as The Royal Society of Quincy.  Steve had a deep regard for LeRoy (as do I).

True to form, each year we hold our obligatory science meeting session to discuss our “papers” and findings.  Only LeRoy’s presentations were serious.  The rest are playful mockeries of topics ranging from time travel to tomato gardening. 

Most of our time is spent hiking, fishing, playing dominos, roasting marshmallows (peepers), and generally discussing the ways of the world in an idyllic setting of woods and friends.

Steve only started attending our get-togethers in recent years, but he was an instant part of the family. Steve routinely arrived with beer and food for the gang.  Steve enjoyed the fishing (but not harming the fish). He had a natural connection with the kids  (LeRoy and Jan’s grandchildren). And Steve was the first to join whenever a hike was suggested.   My friendship and regard for Steve grew out of these times together.

The Royal Society of Quincy will dearly miss Steve.

Steve is a dedicated and inspiring runner. As you can see in our photos, he is surrounded by all of his friends who learned from his expereince. He is the master of the long run, and taught us fellow runners how to pace steady. Every Sunday morning, rain or shine, he joined us for our club runs. Dedicated, consistent, inspiring, smiling! -Eleanore