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Mitchel Steinke Obituary

Steinke, Mitchel Adrian
37 of Anthem, Arizona died on Friday, October 9, 2009. Mitch was born in 1972 to Gary and Thu (Nguyen) Steinke in Saigon, Vietnam and grew up in Irvine, CA. Mitch was trained as a commercial pilot and actively pursued this passion. Mitch is survived by: his wife Michelle, his children Addison 3 years old and Matthew 1. Mitch is also survived by his parents, brother Michael, aunts and uncles. An avid pilot, skier and family man, Mitch had a passion for life and will never be forgotten. A celebration of Mitch's life will be held Friday, October 16, 2009 at 4:30pm at the Anthem Community Park Amphitheater 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy. In lieu of flowers the family requests, donations be made to the children's college fund. Checks should be made payable to College America, PO Box 75448, Phoenix, AZ 85087-5448.

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Oct. 16, 2009.

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Marcee McLain

October 16, 2009

Michelle, your 'babies' and extended family ...you have my deepest, most heart felt condolences at this sad, sad time. May God surround you with his loving embrace, give you strength in the days to come, and eventually give you peace. My heart aches for you.

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