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Steven Troy Olsen Age 53, of Puyallup, died on Sunday, July 8, 2018 Steve was born to Bob and Virginia Olsen. He lived in the Puyallup area most of his life. Steve was generous. He didn't care about material things, and lived to enjoy the moment. He wanted others to enjoy it too. He won a big lottery jackpot at a young age, and willingly shared his winnings with friends and family. Steve was also curious. He enjoyed learning how things work, and was handy with tools and solving mechanical problems. He used this skill to make a living in manufacturing most of his life. He built doors and windows for a long time, and was hired to open up a manufacturing warehouse in Palm Springs. He returned to Puyallup to help take care of his father. Steve suffered a great deal of loss in his short lifetime. He lost his mom to cancer at a young age. His wife, Cindy, committed suicide in 2012. The following year, Steve's sister and best friend, Terry, died unexpectedly. Steve was clearly hurt by all this loss, but he channeled this energy the best he could into taking care of his dad, who is now 90 years old. Steve is survived by his father Bob Olsen and step-brother James Keblas. Friends and family will be coming together to celebrate Steve's life on Sunday, September 16th, at his father's home where he was born and raised.

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Published by News Tribune (Tacoma) on Jul. 20, 2018.

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Stacy Lee

August 13, 2018

I am grateful for the time I had the pleasure of knowing Steve, he was a good friend & I will miss him....

Steve Androsko

July 20, 2018

Bob, I am very very sorry for your loss.
I have known Steve my entire Life, even before Kindergarten, we grew up together through every grade. His mom was our scout leader. Whenever my parents went on vacation I stayed at either Steve's home or Dan Floyds home (The Three Musketeer's). We did everything together, played in the woods, dug tunnels out back, built forts, camping in tents or the tree house, riding our mini bikes, we even had our own fake radio station which we would record on cassette tapes an play back and laugh. Then later we got into cars, building hot rods and cruising the Puyallup Loop. His Dad, Mom and Sister were always fun to be with, whether it was going to dinner or helping Steve open his Christmas presents, he always got the coolest stuff. Steve and I would scour the neighborhood looking for recyclables to make money, his dad used to call us the Sussman Brothers, because of all the junk we would collect!
One time we had the brilliant idea to build a swimming pool right in the middle of his mom's freshly planted garden. We dug this huge hole and filled it with water, and it instantly became a hole of liquid mud. When his mom came home we were in so much trouble, we were literally black from the mud!
Steve was a genius and could do anything mechanical, and would figure it out. He would always help me on projects. I have so many wonderful memories of him. You will missed my friend, I am so sad.
Steve Androsko

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