Steven Alan Gibson

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Steven Alan Gibson of Olathe, Kansas, on February 22, 2025 at the age of 71. Steve will live in our hearts forever.
Steve is survived by his wife Sandra (Sandy Streff) Gibson. A love story that has spanned nearly 40 years since their 1985 wedding at Luce Park Rose Garden, Kansas City, Missouri. This union brought Steve the blessing, excitement and commitment of helping raise Jason (Carla) Williams of Topeka, Kansas, and Amory (Jeriah) Whitcraft of Spring Hill, Kansas. He was lovingly referred to as Papa Steve by his six grandchildren: Charissa, Richard, Emily, Kaylie, Hagan and Haylee.
Steve was predeceased by his parents Clarence (CB) and Lorraine (Lemon) Gibson of Salina, Kansas, and two brothers, Fordyce Gibson of Salina, Kansas, and Fred Gibson of Colorado Springs, CO. His sister, Louvae Dutton of Anderson, Indiana, survives.
Steve was a member of the 1971 graduating class of Salina Central High School. He was a self-taught guitarist and went on to fulfill his dream of playing in a rock-n-roll band. He was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the band Plain Jane. March 2010, the band's success earned them the honor of induction into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame. It was a most memorable reunion for the band with a fanfare celebration at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, Kansas, shared by family, friends, and groupies.
Steve graduated from Johnson County Community College in 1985 with an Associate of Arts degree. He shared his love of math by tutoring other students in the JUCO math department. In 1990, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas.
He was recruited by the Intel Corporation while still a student at KU. Upon graduation, he and Sandy left Olathe, Kansas, for Folsom, California, where Steve began his engineering career at Intel. He served in several positions throughout his twenty-four years with the company.
In 1997, Steve's work with Intel brought he and Sandy to reside in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the "Land of Enchantment". Steve truly considered this "home" for twenty-eight years.
Steve was an accomplished musician, engineer, and pilot. He and Sandy owned a Mooney M20A airplane with two of Steve's Intel friends. Some of the places they flew to were Kansas, Arizona, Idaho, Kerrville, Texas, and Colorado Springs and Walsenburg, Colorado. His passions were flying, riding his motorcycle, hiking and biking all over New Mexico.
In 2022, Steve and Sandy (The Gibsons), just as Kansans do, returned to Olathe, Kansas where it all began, to be closer to family. His love of family included his many nieces and nephews, and the greats too.
Steve did not wish for a service but for his ashes to be spread back in New Mexico where he truly loved living.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to Olathe Family YMCA located at 21400 W. 153rd St. Olathe, KS 66061 where Steve was an avid swimmer.
Steve,
Your memory is a keepsake from which I'll never part. God has you in his arms, I have you in my heart. My favorite place in all the world was next to you.
All My Love,
Sandy