With Love and Unbelievable Shock: Honoring Steven’s Life Through Faith, Memory, and Prayer.

With Love and Unbelievable Shock, Honoring Steven’s Life Through Faith, Memory, and Prayer.

With love—and a certain amount of mind-numbing shock—we share Steven’s obituary. Even writing those words feels unreal. It doesn’t seem possible that we are here, trying to put into sentences the loss of someone who meant so much, to so many. It still feels like a mistake, like something we should be able to undo. It can’t be real… right?

Steven’s presence in our lives was one that brought comfort, laughter, and a sense of belonging. He was someone people leaned on, someone who showed up, and someone who made even ordinary moments feel meaningful. That’s why this loss cuts so deeply—because it wasn’t just unexpected, it was unimaginable.

There is a heaviness in our hearts that words can’t fully express, but even in this grief, there is also love. So much love. The kind that reminds us how blessed we were to know him, to laugh with him, and to share in the life he lived so fully.

At the bottom of the obituary page, there is a link to watch the funeral service tomorrow, live at 2 p.m. (CT). For those who cannot be there in person, it offers a way to come together, even from afar, to honor Steven’s life.

Please join us in celebrating him—through memories, through reflection, and most importantly, through prayer. In moments like this, faith becomes our anchor. Through the heartbreak, we hold onto God, trusting that Steven is now at peace, even as we struggle to understand the loss.