Stephen Van Kirks

I miss you brother! I think of you every day, it goes along with papa. I was talking to some one I did not know about the all American futurity. Told her the stories about you and you picking the winners, I love and miss you , pray your with mom and papa I´ll see you soon , Love your baby brother...

Yes. We are still talking about you.. Mark and I were just thinking of you yesterday.. Mark misses you so much and hopes you are with Daddy having a laugh. Travis just told me today that not a day goes by without missing his Daddy. Love Your baby sister .. Starr

I miss my big brother. I miss our phone calls on politics and running horses and everyday memories. I hope Travis keeps there dreams alive and gets that big runner as Steve called them. I love your family for loving you,your baby brother, Mark

Steve, you are still missed. I still miss those daily calls. We really had some great conversations. RIP my friend.

Steve in high school. Love Always, baby sister, Starr.

I was a shipmate to Steve onboard the USS Sacramento AOE-1 from 1964-66. Steve could see the humor in everything. He was always in good spirits. We worked together, went on Liberty together and I loved him like a brother. I was discharged in 66 and in 1969 I called him from Maine and went to see him in NC. He decided to go to Texas with me and we went to my parents house in Alvin, Tx. My father got him a job with the TEXAS dept of Corrections in 69 and I lost track of him after that. ...

Sept, 30,2017

I'll never forget the time when I was just a little girl and my uncle gave me a fox fur with the head still on it. You tricked me into trading my fur to you for a couple of nickels and some bubble gum. You were a teenager at the time. I always thought you got a good deal. I will miss our going out to eat when you always came to Ral. to visit. We had good laughs. Say hey to our kinfolks for me who are sprits in the sky and I will see all of you guys in a few.

Your...

This is the right time to tell you a story. I was
About 8 years old or so. I was leaning on my
Windowsill watching our mother hanging out clothes. She was off to the left.. then to the right was Penny road.. that went right in front of our house. I could see a long way
Down the road. I saw a man walking toward
Us. I ran outside to tell mama somebody was coming down the road in a white outfit.
She put her hand over her chest, anticipating something. Suddenly that...