Steve Peterson

Steve Peterson Resident of Berkeley Steve-0, an avid swimmer, accomplished engineer & programmer, and friend to all he met, died at the age of 43 on Saturday, August 31, 2013. He loved his mom Barbara, who with the help of her sisters and his cousins reared Steve after his father Roscoe's death when Steve was 9. He worshipped his older sister Diana, a role model whom he looked up to, and her children Joey, Katie, Ben, and Chrissy. He was fully devoted to his two "pretty girls", his wife Stephanie, his 'sweetie & tartlet', and their daughter Jessica, his 3-year-old 'monkey'. He taught her all the pieces of a chessboard, to use a whammy bar on a guitar, to howl like a dog on moonlight nights, to be kind to animals, and showed her by example what it means to unconditionally love. He took great pride in watching Jessica grow and accomplish each milestone. He was constantly amazed by how smart she is (which she gets from him). He had a life-long love-hate relationship with deviled eggs, Kerns nectar, popsicles, gummy bears, and beef jerky. He excelled at artificial intelligence, physics, astronomy, chess, living within his means, slapping raccoons, every swimming stroke, and truly understanding the world around him. He loved watching, re-watching and talking about Breaking Bad and Walking Dead. He also loved to watch people eat tomatoes, although he despised tomatoes himself. Steve took dancing cues from no one. His signature moves were never duplicated nor outdone. He always preferred to perform them (and everything for that matter) barefoot. His laugh was identifiable and infectious. He was the life of every party he attended and his absence was felt each time his cystic fibrosis made him too ill to join. We will be celebrating Steve's life on Saturday, September 14 at 2:00 pm at Zion Lutheran Church, Piedmont/Oakland, CA 94611. A 'No Tear Zone' reception will follow at Hs Lordships Restaurant & Bar, 199 Seawall Dr., Berkeley, CA 94710. Families welcome. Everyone will have an opportunity to say something about Steve if they desire. In lieu of flowers, Stephanie would like for everyone to bring, in writing, a favorite story about Steve or memory of Steve so that she may create a book for Jessica to always remember what an amazing, caring, compassionate, funny, and loving person her daddy was. Read more here: http://stevestransplant.weebly.com/