Bradley Todd Steinke

Don and I were so saddened to hear of Brad's passing. We were friends of the Steinke's in Allentown and I was pregnant with our first daughter when Nancy was carrying Todd.....they were born within weeks of each other. When both of our families relocated we lost touch for have never forgotten them. This is a bit late but it's never too late to express condolences and sincere love. Sandy and Don Tieken

The child is father of the man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
(Wordsworth, "My Heart Leaps Up")

by William Wordsworth

What though the radiance which was once so bright

Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;

We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must...

Death Is Nothing At All by Henry Scott Holland

Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
that we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me,...

I am so sorry for your loss.
A. Lydia Vasquez

My deepest condolences. I knew Brad from Stony Brook Academy..he and my daughter Rae Flores were "a couple" for a time during those years and went to their (his?) prom together.
Brad had been a guest in our home a few times during school breaks when he was not able to return home to Saudi Arabia. He was a pleasure to have - he was honest, sweet, and funny. I can recall going grocery shopping during those stays with him and Rae and the fun they had picking out snacks and junk food...he...