DR. STEVEN JOEL GITOMER

I met Steve via Ancestry.com and found we were 3rd cousins. Because of some family tree work he did back in 1986, I only recently discovered an entire branch of family that my mother and I never knew about. That was very meaningful to me and my family. My condolences to his family and friends. May his memory be a blessing.

I was deeply saddened to learn of Steve's passing. Steve and I worked together on several international cooperative projects before his retirement, and I always appreciated not only his profound technical expertise, but also his enthusiasm and passion for our work. I was equally impressed by his genuine interest in exploring other cultures, meeting new people, and gaining fresh perspectives. He was a dear colleague and I will miss him deeply.

I was so touched by the obituary, which hit all the reasons so many of us loved and respected Steve. He served as my science advisor for years when I was at the State Department and was a friend for many years after. The world was a much richer and more fun because of Steve.

As a member of the Merchantville Class of 1960, I enjoyed ouir getting together on our recent Zoom calls, we will miss Steve. He served Well!

Steve and I were classmates at Merchantville High School in New Jersey. For the past few years we shared stories with 4-5 other MHS classmates via Zoom. We all cared for one another and will miss Steve immensely. My heart goes out to his family and other friends.

I knew Steven through my friendship with his sister Diane and recall going to his wedding in Niagara Falls, NY. The Gitomer family was very special.....loving, intelligent with a wonderful sense of humor. My heartfelt sympathies to the Gitomer family.

I knew Steve through work at Los Alamos. While he had moved on to program management roles at DOE and NSF, he maintained a guest scientist role in our plasma physics group. I always enjoyed our discussions, and Steve was always interested in hearing about the latest developments in laser fusion. I often bumped into Steve while he was at DOE or NSF, or plasma physics conferences. I last saw him in January at LANL on a day dedicated to Los Alamos´ historic contributions to laser fusion. He was...

I worked with Dr. Gitomer's wife, Joyce, as a teacher in the late 1980's. We were both Special Education teachers. My heartfelt sympathies to Joyce in the passing of her beloved husband and friend. Sincerely, Linda Morton