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Stephen William Reeder
1964 - 2016
Stephen William Reeder
1964 - 2016
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BORN
1964
DIED
2016
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Christy
November 11, 2016
A few years ago I was able to meet Steve and most of my aunt's family. We all knew of one another, but we finally had the opportunity to meet. I was so excited to have a cousin, so close in age to myself. Steve was a year older than me. We talked a lot, shared a lot, and laughed a lot, even shared some difficult conversations. Over the years, I was so happy to visit my aunt and uncle's house and also see Steve, and the rest of my cousins. My children enjoyed talking to him and everyone. Steve and I would talk and text. I would tease and console him about his Giants, while he would make fun of me for having four favorite football teams. I called him on his birthday. He was glad for the call and I was glad for the amount of time that he spent talking to me. He was at the bar and I felt as though I was taking him away from the celebration with friends. I had been texting him over the past month and found out a few days ago. I will miss Steve. I was looking forward to supporting his decisions in life and having a great, long friendship with him. I have to now be grateful for the window of time that we were able to share. I hope he knew how important he was to me and that I loved him. I hope to see him in Heaven one day. Rest in Peace.
November 9, 2016
cousins/ Steve & Mom
Christy Whalen
November 9, 2016
Chris Callahan
October 23, 2016
Wow,so many memories.Playing in the sand box at your folks house on Beverly Rd., baseball games in Vanderbilt park, sleeping through Bio at GHCC, Camping at lake Dunmore, Epic Risk games at Crab's and so many more.
Can't say i remember meeting Steve, we just always knew each other.
Hadn't seen you in a while but thought of you often.
Rest in Peace my friend.
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Bill Grabinsky
October 22, 2016
To my dear friend, Steve, after working with you for 30 years you never ceased to amaze me with your knowledge. You helped me in college, you helped me professionally, but most of all, thank you for everything that you've ever done for me and my family. You always went the extra mile and Michelle and I will miss you dearly. Rest in peace, my friend.
Timothy
October 21, 2016
Steve, you were a great friend and I will miss you. We hadn't been in touch in a long time but I was so looking forward to hanging out with you and Bill this November when I go home for vacation. We had a lot of great times and I want to thank you for being my friend. Rest in peace until we meet again.
Steve in Washington Mass.
Kenneth Nonken
October 20, 2016
I first met Steve at Hall high school. We were 16. Over the years, we stayed friends, were roommates on Quacker lane, did a lot of hiking, some winter camping, listened to a lot of music, had a lot of fun. From concerts to the fiddle contest, Steve loved live music. As time went by we lost touch with each other until a few years ago when Steve started working with Bill Grabinsky again. And I just had Steve out at my house a couple of weeks ago working, and he was doing fine. We had a great time. Bon fires and beers. Somehow I can't help but feel he would say he was lucky, no doctors, no hospital, no long suffering. I'll miss you Steve...
October 19, 2016
On behalf of President/Chief Administrator David Eustis and the entire Northwest Catholic High School community, I offer my deepest sympathy on the passing of Stephen William Reeder. As a member of the Northwest Catholic community, Stephen will be remembered in our community's prayers. We are very sorry for your loss.
Maureen Scudder, Director of Communications
Blondie Blondie
October 18, 2016
I met Steve 7 years ago at the Beacon Cafe. He was very kind, very intelligent, very thoughful and a true gentleman. Not only was I his bartender, but I was also his friend. He was my "go to guy" as far as all my home improvements went. I always took his advice on what new projects I came up with because I knew he was giving me the best advice ever. We spent a lot of time together this spring and summer for many different reasons. He took me to my first saw mill in Simsbury where we got the wood to build my lawn boxes for my very first garden. He was so proud of his creation and I had the best veggies this summer all because of Steve. He also built me my deck and stairs that I will treasure forever. I remember coming home from work one day and just being so excited about what he created in my back yard. Another project he did for me was my hardwood floor in my bedroom that just love so much. I will miss all our sports talk, all his stories about many different things he has lived through and also watching Jeopardy at 7:00 with him. He was so intelligent, I used to say, "How do you know all this stuff Steve?" He would just smile and say, "everyone has useless knowledge that they can't do anything with. I know all the other patrons will also miss his presence and how he brightened up the place. He always said to me, "Thank you Darlin" whether I was making him lunch, giving him a beer or just complimenting his carpentry skills. He loved his music and played the juke box all the time. He would, "Blondie, I left you some credits, go play some music". All these little kind gestures will be deeply missed. I know that meeting a man like Steve has touched my life in a very positive way and I will truly miss him. Every time my kids came home and saw him there, they looked at whatever project he had going on and would say, "Mom, Steve is a savage". I can go onand on about this incredible man I called a friend, A true gentleman that will be forever missed by many. RIP to my friend, I will never forget the kindness he has shown me. Blondie
susan trepczynski
October 18, 2016
I have known Steve since the mid 80's. He actually lived at my home while completing classes at ccsu. We were just friends and have kept in touch both sharing similar birthdays and both NY Giants fans. Many a hikes and jokes and text's.
sorry to hear of his untimely death. I'm truly sorry for your loss.
Blondie Blondie
October 18, 2016
I met Steve about 7 years ago at the Beacon. He was one of the kindest, honest and respectful people I have ever gotten the privilege to be friends with. Not only was I his bartender, but he was my handy man / master carpenter for all my home improvement projects. He gave me the best advice on what and how to do the newest project that I would come up with. We spent a lot of time together this summer and I grew my first garden in the lawn boxes he built for me. Thanks to him and his professional carpentry skills I had the best vegetables this summer. He also installed my hardwood bedroom floor and I cherish it very much. This summer he also built me a deck and new stairs . This man was a true gem and I will miss him very much. He always said "Thank you Darlin" to me whenever I cooked him lunch, gave him a beer or complimented his impressive skills. Steve saw the good in every thing, I will miss our sports talk, his stories from the past, and his endless knowledge about any subject that came up. We played Jeopardy at the bar at 7:00 every night and his trivia knowledge was also very impressive. I would say to him, "how do you know all this stuff?" He just modestly shrugged his shoulders and smiled. The friendly competition between him and some other patrons will be extremely missed. I could go on and on about how this true gentleman has touched my life in the positive. I thank him from my heart for being my friend and I hope he realized how special of a man he truly was to me. RIP my friend, until we meet again....Blondie
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