Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Jean and family, I’m so sorry to hear the news. I have such great memories of Steve, I always looked forward to our time together at family functions, it wasn’t 30 seconds before he had me laughing.…
When I was just out of Mass Maritime and working my first job struggling to find my way, Steve invited me to visit the shop to look at some plans. We had a long conversation that started about boats and continued with him taking me out to breakfast. He imparted some valuable advice about work and more importantly about family.
Not long after we had our first child Steve pulled me aside, he continued our conversation about family and he handed me a folded piece of paper from his wallet. It was an amazing poem about being a father that he said he carried with him always, it has long since fallen apart however I still it carry it with me and think about it often. It has helped me over the years to make choices about what is important and how to spend my time.
As my children get older and I realize more and more how fast time goes by, I’m so thankful that as a young man Steve not only took the time to share with me what was really important but also over the years checked in and reinforced it with stories about his own life. I could always tell how happy he was to be working with his family and how much he enjoyed his time with all of you.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Ed
