David Lee Steinberg

David Lee Steinberg, 58, passed away suddenly on January 31, 2024 at his home and was laid to rest at Temple Israel Cemetery surrounded by family and friends.

He is survived by his son Ryan Steinberg of Atlanta, his mother Joy Wilk, brother Ken Steinberg (Jill), sister Lisa Levi, his life partner Heather Murphy, and many nephews, a niece, a great nephew, great niece, cousins and family members who were all very close to David throughout his short life. He was preceded in death by his father Charles Steinberg, stepfather Larry Wilk and grandparents Joe and Rose Allenberg and Philip and Ruth Steinberg.

David was born in Memphis and lived here his entire life. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School, attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and was a successful real estate investor and property manager.

David dedicated his life to his son Ryan. He and his ex-wife Suzanne Hill Bagley shared in Ryan's upbringing, and David and Ryan enjoyed many travels together, sports, music, and the search for the world's best hamburger. David later married Heather Murphy who he continued to share a very close relationship with even after their divorce. Heather and David remained special friends, traveled together, and shared in family events up until the day he died.

David's greatest loves were family, friends, just people in general, Memphis Grizzlies basketball, Tennessee Volunteer sports, travel and his dog, Neyland.

David spent many years working for Garibaldi's Pizza managing catering and multiple locations. He had a wonderful relationship with the Garibaldi family and hired countless friends to work there with him.

He later became involved in real estate, buying, selling, renting, and rehabbing 100's of properties. The relationships he built in both of these businesses were deep, warm, and priceless, including with River City Land Company where he held his real estate license.

Countless friends, tenants, and even strangers have reached out to David's family saying how friendly, loving, helpful, and concerned he always was for each person's wellbeing. In some neighborhoods, the people who lived there were very grateful that David nearly single handedly regentrified and improved their community.

David had friends from every corner of the city who had great memories to share to help us remember him fondly. David truly cared for people and did not judge others. David's kind deeds for those in need were not known by everyone but became more apparent with the many wonderful stories we have heard about David from his countless friends. He had a nickname for everyone. Like his mother, he never met a stranger.

Even though he had some health issues when younger, David's fabulous spirit really shined through when he was about to go to kindergarten, and he had to be on crutches for over a year. Nothing ever held him back. David always thought each day and each moment was "incredible" or "amazing!"

As his close friend Scott Frix stated in comments at the funeral service, "from this day forward the sun will be a little dimmer, but the moon and stars will be a lot brighter".

The family requests donations to the Memphis Jewish Community Center, Temple Israel or the Ronald McDonald House.