Stephen Jon Shidler

I knew Steve in San Francisco more than forty years ago when he was first getting his powered ocean racer in gear. He was a wonderful friend, an older brother almost, whose strong character and personal integrity re-taught me much I had somehow lost being caught up in the counterculture and anti-Vietnam War hysteria...my favorite memory is Steve calling me up midweek and just saying "Road-trip!" And an hour later he would have picked me up at Pier 39 in his custom engine hidden inside a...

I only just learned of Steve's tragic death. I am in shock. I don't have words to express how devastating for all who knew Steve, especially his family. What a terrible loss. My sincere condolences

The man was a free spirit with a love of adventure. Now he is exploring new and exotic places in the afterlife. His spirit is not one to rest. "Home is the sailor, home from the sea."