STEPHEN TODD SANTORO

SANTORO, STEPHEN TODD August 11, 1967 to May 11, 2010 Stephen was born in Los Gatos, CA, the youngest of three children and passed away suddenly in his home in La Jolla, CA. He was single and had no children. Stephen was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder just two years ago; although he suffered for many years not knowing the cause was this mood disorder. He was always passionate about soccer. He was a big fan of the Real Salt Lake team in recent years. We are all certain that he was watching this year's World Cup from heaven and cheering for the USA. At Laguna Hills High School he excelled at debate. After high school, he attended Chapman University in Orange County, CA, Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, Westminster College and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. He graduated from the Utah School of Massage and as with everything he did, massage became a passion and he had many devoted clients. At the time of his death, he was working as a massage therapist at Massage Envy in La Jolla. In his late teens, he found that his new passion was for being a club DJ. He was self-taught and in turn taught many others his craft. He is known in the DJ world and to his many fans as "Bam Bam." He played in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Ibiza and was a resident DJ for many years at "Bricks" in Salt Lake City. In 1997, he married the love of his life, Kristina Williams. They divorced after 10 years, but remained very close friends until he died. Stephen was part of a large, blended family. He is survived by his loving parents, Nancy and Carm Santoro of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, his sister, Terri Silva, his brother, Michael Hoyt, and his blended siblings, Suzan and Tom Baroni, Trich and Chuck Henderson and Steve and Laura Santoro, his nephew, Travis Hoyt, and his nieces, Michelle and Rebecca Standfast and Audrey and Victoria Henderson. Stephen also is survived by many very loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. A Memorial Service for Stephen will be held on Sunday, August 1st, at 3 p.m. at The Village Community Presbyterian Church at 6225 Paseo Delicias in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the International Bipolar Foundation, P.O. Box 345, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 or made on the internet at: www.InternationalBipolarFoundation.org