Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday in Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. George Monaghan officiating. Burial: Bear Creek Cemetery, Euless. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Make A Wish Foundation or the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.

A loving husband, best friend and wonderful father, he was so excited about the upcoming birth of his first daughter in April. He died of a rare autoimmune disease, giant cell miocardosis. He was a graduate of Alexandria Monroe High School in Alexandria, Ind., and a 1990 graduate of Indiana State University and member of Sigma Nu. He worked as a manager for Sam's Club throughout Indiana. His love for airplanes brought him to American Airlines in Dallas for five years. He took a short detour to Allegiance Telecom (Dallas) for two years before redirecting his flight pattern back on course to Southwest Airlines. Even though he was only with Southwest Airlines for five months, it was his dream job and dream employer. It took him "seven years" to get there, but it was his ultimate goal and he succeeded.

Survivors: Wife, Helen Fadely, and son, William Fadely, of Euless; parents, Bob and Mary Lou Fadely of Alexandria, Ind.; grandmother, Louise Lamb of Lafayette, Ind.; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Albert and Lori Schaufelberger of Irving; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews.

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Published by Star-Telegram on Feb. 7, 2003.

Memories and Condolences
for Stephen Fadely

33 Entries

Michele Dowen

February 28, 2003

Dear Helen,

We are so saddened to hear of your loss. I have so many fun memories of working with Steve at American. He was the best at making us laugh when laughing was the last thing on our minds during some crueling work conditions. Even though I have not seen him in or you for quite some time I just want you to know he will be missed.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.

God Bless,

Michele & Todd Dowen

Yolonda Durden

February 13, 2003

To the Fadely family

My deepest sympathy goes out to the family. Steve was a very good friend of mine. I had only known Steve for 2 years but it seemed like 20 years. Steve you will be deeply missed.

GOD BLESS

John & Diane Cooper

February 11, 2003

Dear Louise, Mary Lou, Bob, Helen & Will. May our profound sympathy be with you at this sad time. Although we never got to know Steve as well as we would have liked, we will never forget the good time we had sitting next to him & Helen at the last family reunion. He was a warm & friendly person & his smile undoubtedly will brighten the halls of Heaven. Our thoughs & prayers are with you.

Love,

John & Diane

Missy (King) Jackson

February 10, 2003

So sorry to hear about Steve.

His family is in my thoughts & prayers. He was a great & funny guy.

He will be missed by all.

MARTHA BARKER

February 10, 2003

Helen and Will-Thinking about you today and wanted you to know how very much you mean to us.

Love, Martha and Terry

Teresa Schmied

February 10, 2003

Helen, I am Cynde's sister and just wanted to let you know you are in our prayers at this time.

Tan Phillips

February 10, 2003

My prayers are with you. God Bless you and yours. Steve was a very nice person, I am glad to have known him.

Amy Sigler

February 10, 2003

Steve was a wonderful person, always had a smile on his face and a joke on his lips to share with anyone that would listen. His one of a kind laugh would enter the room before he did, and you couldn't help but smile and laugh with him. My prayers go out to his family and friends. To Bob and Mary Lou, you raised a wonderful son and should be proud of all the lives he touched along the way - he couldn't have done it without the two of you. To his wife, Helen, son, Will, and unborn child - the pain may seem unbearable but know that you have your own special angel watching down on you and helping you through the good and bad times. Steve, you were a great guy and I will think of you often and smile knowing that you were a friend.

Erik Valdez

February 10, 2003

To Steve's family,

It's never easy to lose someone, especially a loved one. Although I wasn't fortunate enough to have known Steve as more than a voice on the other end of the work phone, I too was deeply saddened to hear of his passing. As a crew scheduler at SWA, Steve spent his days sending flight attendants (myself included) off into the sky. Up in the sky we are surrounded by people from all walks of life; people whom, like you and I, look out for one another. In the sky, we are free to talk with and make new friends. In the sky we are able to watch over the earth from a beautiful, unique, vantage point not realized by folks on the ground. I hope you all will rest easy knowing that Steve, having taken a journey into the sky, is enjoying all of these privileges, ten-fold.

Wendy (Bugby) Maitland

February 9, 2003

My deepest condolences to the Fadely family. May it bring you some comfort to realize the lives that Steve has touched across many miles. My thoughts and prayers be with you.

Donna (Bishop) Holewinski

February 9, 2003

To Steve's family - our thoughts and prayers are with you. Please have some comfort in knowing that Steve was a sweet, gentle soul who will always be missed, even by those of us who hadn't seen him in several years. His smile is what I'll think of first, whenever I remember him.

Matt & Julie Scribner

February 8, 2003

Dear Bob, Mary Lou, Helen & Wil:

Please take solace in knowing that your sorrow is shared by many a broken heart. These pages serve as a profound testament to the endearing qualities Steve possessed. Steve was, without a doubt, a true gentleman who we were all proud and fortunate to call--friend. I have many indelible childhood memories of this charming and charismatic man, which only make me smile and laugh upon recollection. The common threads of friendship, family and laughter, woven throughout the statements on these pages by friends and colleagues, are a direct reflection upon how Steve was reared, lived his life, and shared his love. Steve indeed left this world a better place than he found it; and I, as many, feel blessed in having known him and will miss him greatly.

Bob Paddock

February 8, 2003

I have missed Steve for several years now. Our time on earth is short and I always knew we would see each other again, talk about old times, be friends again. Now it will never happen on earth. Meet me in Heaven Steve. We will all miss you. Our prayers are with your family.

Steven Esquivel

February 8, 2003

It was an honor and privilege to get to know Steve, even if it was only for a short while. As a fellow co-worker at Southwest Airlines, I knew his pride in working Southwest and he showed it by his willingness to try hard at learning his job. He taught the value of trying your best everyday. We all were blessed in one way or another to know Steve and will miss him tremendously. Our prayers and thoughts are with his family, and we will never forget his smile and always giving his best.

Chrissy Nickerson

February 8, 2003

Deepest sympathy for your family's loss. Steve will be remembered by our class as a fun loving guy who was an absolute joy to be around.

Marion Kersnick

February 7, 2003

The world has lost someone very special. We extend our most profound sympathy to Helen,Wil and all family members.

Sincerely,

Marion & Tom Kersnick

Nancy (Dockrey) Sherfick

February 7, 2003

I am sorry to hear about Steve. I went to High School with him. He was always fun to be around, you knew that school would be fun with Steve around. May God bless his soul and his family.

Beth Hiatt-Malston

February 7, 2003

I want to express my deepest sympathy to the Fadely family. I went to high school with Steve and still remember his laugh and sense of humor. He had a way of making everyone feel good. He will always be remembered when I think of high school.

Kim Collins

February 7, 2003

Steve was truly one of the good guys. He'll be deeply missed. This truly breaks my heart.

Rob Ryan

February 7, 2003

So sorry for your loss... Steve was a fun and good humored guy. I'm glad though that he found happiness in both his career and his home life. My prayers go out to his family. God bless.

Marc Pond

February 7, 2003

We love you, remember you, and will miss you Steve. Even though you went on to bigger and better things, you left Allegiance a better company than you found it. Grace and Peace be with you and your family.

kindest regards and condolences,

the Allegiance Family

Troy Skinner

February 7, 2003

Steve was always the kind of guy people wanted to be around. I never recall him being in a bad mood. He was always full of joy & life. Although I haven't seen Steve in many years, I can very clearly visualize those red cheeks and that deep laughter brightning everyone's mood who was around him. I will miss you my friend. May God be with your family.

Jerry Pogue

February 7, 2003

My deepest sympathies are with your family. Having worked closely with Steve when he was at Allegiance, I knew how much he wanted to work for Southwest. We were sad to see him go when he moved to Southwest, but were happy he had finally achieved his dream. He has been, and will continue to be missed.

Reigh Schloffman

February 7, 2003

Steve was a great coworker at Allegiance. I was sorry to see him leave but I knew he would be happier doing something he loved. Even though I only knew him for a few years he was a joy to be around. He will be missed. Your family is in my prayers.

Frank Kantner

February 7, 2003

Steve,was a man who was well liked and had a wonderful personality. I was talking with my father about Steve last night and he said he always liked how Steve would smile and laugh how pleasant it was to be in his company. I had some great times growing up with Steve and will always look back at those times with special fondness and happiness.

Frank Kantner

Robert Kantner

February 7, 2003

Steve had the best laugh to make me smile during the good and bad times! We should all work as hard as you did to make our dreams come true. You will always be missed.

Robert Kantner

Mark Chatterson

February 7, 2003

You have my deepest condolences, Steve was like a brother to me as grew up together in Alex. He will be deeply missed and I wish that I could be there. With Love Mark Chatterson and Family

Sheila Tuttle

February 7, 2003

I am so happy Steve fulfilled his dream of working at the greatest place on earth, Southwest Airlines!!! I know this for a fact because he told me so every opportunity he had. I am the Director of Inflight Scheduling and met Steve when he was in his training class. I asked each of the new hire schedulers during my visit, how was Southwest Airlines so fortunate to have each of you in this class today? (Belief it or not...we have a huge pool of "want-to-be schedulers" just waiting for a new opening in Inflight Scheduling.) So I was curious how each of the six new schedulers felt they were lucky enough to be chosen to be Inflight Schedulers. Many of the six had previous airline experience in Scheduling, but I will never forget Steve's response--He said I have tried for 7 years to get into SWA and knew if I kept on trying, evidently everyone would get sick of interviewing me and give me a job. Fortunately, Inflight Scheduling hired Steve. The true fact of why Steve was hired was we truly saw him as a perfect Southwest Airline Employee "fit". The customer service he provided to our Flight Attendants was outstanding!!!

Fortunately, I also know for a fact that Steve did know how much he was luv'd at Southwest Airlines!! He thanked us every day!!!

I personally want to extend my condolences to Helen and Wil. Also to both families and friends. My thoughts and prayers will continue to be with each of you as you endure this difficult time following the loss of Steve.

I also ask each of you to continue to pray for Steve "other" family in Scheduling.

With much love and Respect,

Sheila Tuttle

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home

February 7, 2003

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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