Wolnick Steven Reed

Steven Reed Wolnick passed away on April 21, 2017, after a 22-month battle with Glioblastoma, a heartbreaking and unstoppable brain cancer. We like to think that he rode his cherry red Harley one more time into a warm spring day. He leaves behind his beloved wife and sweetheart of 47 years, Ann Lindeman Wolnick. He adored her to the very last. At his destination he will be met by his parents, Fred and Hazel Wolnick, and a menagerie of beloved pets, among them many devoted dogs, spirited parakeets, several cats, and a couple of lucky squirrels. Sammy and Merlin, in particular, will be at the front of the pack. Steve was a traveler whose path was punctuated by a few big stops; born in Evanston, Illinois in 1946; moved to Tucson, Arizona; retired in Dubois, Wyoming; settled in Arvonia, Virginia. Ever a tinker, Steve loved all things motorized and mechanical. He spent his life finding and fixing problems on airplanes, stock cars, RVs, snow plows, jet skis, boats, and more cars than you can count. He was a quiet man with a subtle chuckle and he wasn't afraid of a good pun or a bad joke. His memory will be forever cherished by his three daughters and their families, Elizabeth and Seth Miller and their children, Charlotte and Alasdair; Stephanie and Tom Christian and their children, Cadence and Cruz; and Meridith Wolnick and Debra Guy and their daughter, Ruby Reed. Also missing Steve deeply are his closest friend, Dick Darling; his sister-in-law, Polly Lindeman Mitchell; and, his two brothers and their spouses, Martin and Rowan Wolnick, and Dennis and Carol Wolnick. In lieu of flowers, please help us strike a blow and direct donations to the UVA Neuro-Oncology Research Fund, Purow Laboratory, c/o Erica Cook, P.O. Box 800432, Charlottesville, VA 22908.