Thomas Steiner

Thomas Steiner Resident of Lafayette Beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend, died peacefully on October 30, 2008. Tom was born November 5, 1946 in Clyde Park, Montana, where he spent most of his childhood. He graduated from Aragon High School in San Mateo, CA in 1964, was a Vietnam Veteran, a Stanford graduate in Civil Engineering, and a licensed contractor, owner/president of Pacific Construction Corp in Oakland for more than 20 years. His contracts were mostly for constructing schools in Oakland, Berkeley, Lamarinda, Danville, and San Ramon. The last four years he was a project manager for Acalanes School District, and Dublin Unified School District, respectively. Tom ran the Bay-to-Breakers for many years, travelled extensively, enjoyed Texas Hold'em, big rodeos, and target shooting. He was a seasoned attendee at the "Big Game", and enjoyed winning at history trivia with his family, co-workers, and friends. He leaves his wife Lou Ann; sons Thad and Zack; his daughter MacKenzie Neville; son-in-law Shane Neville; and three grandchildren, Alexis, Owen, and Nathan, as well as three step-grandchildren, Ryan, Reno, and Preslie. He also leaves a brother, Fred; two sisters, Sister Therese and Myrl; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family wishes to express heartfelt gratitude to family members, friends, and neighbors for their loving care, support and prayers. We give special thanks to the staff at Kaiser Hospital, W.C., Kaiser Hospice and Better Living's caregiver, Aranda. A celebration of Tom's life will be held in early 2009. If you would like to be notified, please email the Steiner's at: rememberingtom@gmail.com. Please include phone # and address. Hull's Walnut Creek Chapel (925) 934-5400