SETTER, Stephen M. (Age 54) March 1, 1959 - March 27, 2013 Entered into this world on March 1, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska. He went home to be with the Lord on March 27, 2013. He graduated from Michigan State in 1986 with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. In 1996 he graduated from Washington State University with a Doctorate in Pharmacy. Stephen also completed a Geriatrics Fellowship at Elder Services in 1997. He was a WSU Professor for 15 years where he pursued his passion through Elder Services serving the elderly community. He is survived by his parents Thomas and Shirley Setter; daughters Courtney and McKenzie Setter; siblings, Mike Setter of Minnesota, Michele Morrison of Michigan, Barb McCarthy of Ohio, Mary Sloan of Utah and Karen Setter of Idaho as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Stephen's passion for life and people was well known throughout the community. He loved to ride his bicycle, climb mountains and spend time with his daughters. He was a friend, father and mentor to many. Through Stephen's short life he touched many people. His contagious smile and laughter will be greatly missed. "We love you, Dad." A Celebration of Life will be held 11AM on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 316 E. 24th Ave., Spokane, WA 99203. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: Michigan State University; St. Mark's Lutheran Church and/or Pedals 4 People. Community Cremation and Funeral Spokane Valley 13127 E. Sprague, Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-926-2020 www.CommunityCremationandFuneral.com

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Published by Spokesman-Review on Mar. 31, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Stephen SETTER

40 Entries

Dorothy ODay

March 26, 2020

I miss you Stephen, I still think of you often! You touched so many lives and I was one of them!

April 28, 2013

Steve, I will hold you in my heart forever. Until we meet again...

A race that lives on

Katherine Anderson

April 21, 2013

Thank you to all those who've expressed the special wonder of this man. Even though I mostly learned from Steve as a student, when it appeared he accepted a Chair position at University of Hawai`i at Hilo, Steve was there for me in to support me as a new faculty member. I am sharing a few of his letters I believe are representative of the way he inspired hundreds of students in geriatrics, mentored dozens of residents, and enlightened thousands of colleagues during his career during local, regional and national pharmacy conferences.
May 14, 2012
“Dear Katherine: Thank you for sharing. Teaching evaluations are always revealing and at times hard and difficult to read. However, often they present a great opportunity for growth and improvement. At this stage of UHH-CoP existence I believe we need to strive for teaching and clinical excellence while research will be less of a priority. Striving for teaching and clinical excellence are paramount. I see that you had multiple practice sites listed as an interest and I'd encourage you to focus on Hawaii Island Family Medicine---and provide the best service to that site-to the patients, to the students, to the providers. Having a thriving focused practice site will assist with excelling in the classroom and visa versa. Let me know if I can assist in any way. Once again, thank you for sharing --- a great opportunity to gain focus and strive for excellence. Thank you for your sincere commitment to address your reviews.
Steve
…A year later good news came that my students had won a national award for community service. Steve came across the news article and sent me this email entitled: Excellence!
March 20, 2013
Congrats to your students and the wonderful opportunity you provided them to shine! Leadership - mentorship at its best! All for the betterment of health in Pacific!
A simple and heartfelt - Congrats!
Best regards,
Steve
…My response:
Sincere thanks for the genuine encouragement, Steve.
There has been so much grace and second chances I never deserved. By Providence I know that I am here, not for myself, but to the set the students up for success. I am thankful that this endeavor has brought forth good fruit.
Take care of yourself, my friend. I am glad we have safely landed in the mutually encouraging camaraderie that is meant to be. My turn next to cheer you on!
Katherine
So…now we all cry again. Let's remember that while Steve's race on earth is accomplished, it lives on in us, and we honor him when we give each day 110%. Tomorrow I teach his favorite topics…Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. It's for you, Steve. Not like I could ever do it as well as you, but I'm going to try.
Kitty

April 21, 2013

We all loved you, Dr. Setter. It is hard to find words...

Yvonne Huckleberry

Cristie Jansen

April 18, 2013

I heard the sad news of Steve's passing and wanted to share my sympathy. I had the honor of working with Dr. Setter on one of my pharmacy rotations in Spokane. While working with him at Elder Services, he encouraged me to write a paper, which he helped edit and get published. I will keep the entire family in my prayers....what a gem he was!

Susanne Canwell

April 14, 2013

Steve, you are loved by so many people; so many students, colleagues, family members and friends. Thank you for being a friend to me and taking so much time to help when my mother had cancer. Even though there were days I am sure you were tired, you stayed by her side and brought a sense of calmness to my family. God bless you and your family.

Ben Larkin

April 7, 2013

You touched so many people in your life. Thank you for all you did for those who were lucky enough to have met you. You will be remembered by all.

Jessica Oftebro

April 7, 2013

What a tremendous loss. Thank you Dr. Setter for being such a great professor and preceptor; your passion for your patients was a wonderful example for all of us. Our prayers are with your family. You will be greatly missed.

Denise Marchand-Simons

April 5, 2013

May the memories of Steven put a smile on your heart. Our prayers & love to Courtney & McKenzie, Aunt Shirley, Uncle Tommy, Mary, Mike, Barb, Michele & Karen
Joe, Denise Simons

Michelle Madeen

April 5, 2013

Steve was an amazing man. He started lecturing for our Physician Assistant students when we opened the Spokane site, 16 years ago. Many of our Pharmacology speakers over the years were brought to us by Steve. He is honored at graduations every year as a Golden Apple in perpetuity speaker. He will truly be missed.

April 4, 2013

I did not personally have the privilege of knowing Steve, but I worked with him in a professional capacity as he used his expertise to review pharmacology for the projects that I manage. It is a shame for the world to have lost such a brilliant and generous man. Kind thoughts go out to his family during this difficult time; he will be missed.

Lee Henderson

April 4, 2013

I'm so very sorry to learn of Steve's passing. We here at Elsevier greatly valued his contributions to textbooks for nursing students. We had hoped that he would one day soon assume the mantle of co-authorship of one of our books. My heartfelt condolences to the entire family.

Michael Pas

April 3, 2013

I first met Steve when we were freshman at De La Salle High School in Detroit. We were inseparable friends through high school and were roommates at Michigan State during our undergraduate days. So much of who I am today was influenced as a result of the time Steve and I spent together, sharing our hopes and dreams, as we grew from boys to young men together. Although our paths in life took us in different directions, Steve was the one friend who was always there for me, ready to lend a helping hand, at the drop of a hat. Although I never met Steve's daughters I know he was extremely proud of them as he often spoke of them as they were growing up. I am going to miss you Steve, I will always hold dear the wonderful memories I have of the time we spent together. May God Bless you and your family.

Mary Allen

April 3, 2013

God Bless you Steven and your loved ones. I am so sorry for all. I pray there will be peace in the valley. Thank you for being on this earth and for the joy and kindness you gave to all. It is with true pride I am able to call you family.May you rest in arms of angels God bless Mary (Fugere) Allen.

Michael Rucci

April 3, 2013

Stephen was a dear friend and colleague with us at Getaway Seminars. His smile could light up a room. His lectures were inspiring. Stephen will be greatly missed. My condolences to his family and many friends.

Heather McNamee

April 3, 2013

Steve was a very special person. He had the gift of communicating and relating to so many in a way that sticks with you forever. He always packed a room when he spoke and was such a kind soul. He will forever be in my memories and I thank him for that. I wish his family well. With love Heather

Sandi

April 3, 2013

You were so fun to work with, I will miss your jokes, your creative and hillarious Halloween costumes, and your passion for helping others. You gave so much to others and I'm sure you will be missed by so many people. Prayers to your family for their profound loss.

Megan Undeberg

April 3, 2013

With deep sympathy from so many of us from afar. You gave much for the College of Pharmacy and advancing direct patient care. My thoughts are with your family today and in the upcoming weeks and months. You are missed and will be missed!

April 3, 2013

I am a WSU PharmD graduate, Class of 2002. It was my sincere honor to have had Steve as one of my professors. I learned so much form him. I also did a 6-week externship at Elder Services. Steve's gentleness with the patients we visited in-home was astounding. Even THEY thought of Steve as a part of their family.
He was honest with the students, his clients, the staff with whom he worked. He was thoughtful and gentle and passionate in doing his second love, when being a veterinarian didn't quite work out.
Although about 8 years has past since I've actually seen him, I've had time to reflect on what a true inspiration Steve was to me, and to so many who knew him.
To Steve's family, I pray that God will grant you His tender mercies to help you find peace in Steve's loss. Although his time on earth was short, The Lord surely recieved a good man into His kingdom.
May God be with you in this time of sorrow. Peace be with you always.
-Gretchen (McLean) Rasley, Spokane, WA

Sean Jeffery

April 3, 2013

April 3, 2013

Dear Family, Colleagues and Friends,

As the President of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists I extend our sympathy to those gathered in celebration of the life of Stephen Setter, DVM, PharmD, CDE, CGP, FASCP. I was privileged to have collaborated with Dr. Setter throughout his distinguished career. My first question upon meeting Stephen was how did a veterinarian end up as a geriatrics pharmacist? Fortunately, serendipity intervened and our profession of pharmacy was the benefactor. Dr. Setter was an accomplished researcher who was highly respected in the field of geriatric pharmacy. Stephen's expertise in diabetes and in caring for complex older patients was an invaluable asset to our members. Stephen was the consummate teacher. He was adept at taking complex clinical concepts and making them relevant to his audience. Countless pharmacy students and healthcare professionals provide better patient care as a result of Dr. Setter's teachings. Perhaps Dr. Setter's greatest impact was in caring for his patients.

Kahil Gibran once said, ““when you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” It was my delight to consider Stephen a colleague. Our society has lost a leader, scholar, researcher, mentor and friend. If there is any consolation I can offer Dr. Setter's family and friends, it is in knowing that his legacy lives on through his protégés, students, and fellow colleagues. When our society gathers for its annual meeting in Seattle this November, I will ask for a moment of silence and reflection for the life of Dr. Stephen Setter.

With respect and sympathy,

Sean M. Jeffery
President
&
Clinical Professor
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy

Bill Dewar

April 3, 2013

My Friend,
It started at a Christmas party and continued through 4 years of the ups and downs of Veterinary school and beyond. I'll never forget all our good times together, our hikes, your sense of humor--who else would be so excited about a phone in Bone, Idaho? I loved you and respected you and though I never said it, I think you knew anyway. I still wish I had told you so, and how proud I was of you. Adios, mi Amigo. Vaya con Dios.
Beeeel

Pamela Mackie

April 2, 2013

You are all in our thoughts and prayers. All our love, The Mackie's
Dan, Pamela, Derreck, Kyle and Breanna

April 2, 2013

No words can express my sincere sympathy for all of your family. May God be with you and help you thru this.
Carol Elwert-Manns

Jamie Robinson

April 2, 2013

You were an incredible inspiration to your students. I feel lucky to have been one of them. Thank you for your care of our elderly, our profession, our future and your family. You touched more lives than you could know & made an everlasting impact on so many. Thank you for sharing yourself.

Jennie Lee

April 2, 2013

Thanks for being a wonderful instructor. You will be missed by your WSU family

Kay Meier

April 2, 2013

A gentle soul with a gift for helping people...Steve will be greatly missed.

Rosalie

April 2, 2013

Steve,
You will always live in our hearts. Pray that peace and love fill the hearts, of all your family and friends. Goodbye my friend.

Brian Gates

April 2, 2013

Thanks for everything Steve. You will be missed and remembered.

R Keith Campbell

April 2, 2013

I first met Steve when he knocked on my office door and asked if he could be admitted to our pharmacy program. He told me he was a vet but had become allergic to cats and dogs. We began our friendship and he become one of the top students I have had the pleasure to teach. Later we hired him and progressed to be one of the best faculty members we every had at WSU. He was brilliant, fantastic with patients, funny and was a great lecturer, researcher, mentor and truly cared about his friends and students. He called me often for advice but I usually was the one who learned and felt better after we talked. He was devastated about not being able to return to the College of Pharmacy. We talked often and I wrote many letters of recommendation for him. He was special, unique and simply magnificent in all that he did. I am so sorry he is gone. He is irreplaceable and has left such a void. So so sad...........

Patti & Jim Flint

April 1, 2013

May time ease the pain of this loss and may the love of family and friends comfort you. With all of our love, Patti & Jim Flint

the outline of your life is imprinted on our hearts forever.

Joyce Tucker

April 1, 2013

Steve, When you first arrived at Elder Services, we showed you how to protect yourself from our enamored female clients who called you at home. You used your infectious laughter and magnetism to honor the best in others. You required your Pharm.D. interns to observe at least one of Elder Services' therapy groups so they would begin to understand the real person behind the prescriptions. Some interns got more than a full dose of orientation. Every home visit will long be remembered not just for your professional wisdom but for your great heart and compassion. You truly carried the vision of Elder Services in serving the most isolated, frail, forgotten, neglected members of our society. I used to say, how did we ever get along without a pharmacist? Truly, how are we ever going to get along without you? You are greatly missed.

Nicholas Blanchard

April 1, 2013

You helped me as a friend, colleague and mentor. Thank you for everything. You touched so many people's lives. Rest in Peace.

Dorothy O'Day

April 1, 2013

I am sure this is a very difficult time for family and friends! Losing a loved one is never easy so my prayer is that God will carry you all through this time. I had the privilege of knowing Steve when I worked at Elder Services. Steve was such a kind person.
Steve made such a difference in so many lives and he will be sorely missed!

Dorothy O'Day

April 1, 2013

To all those who knew Steve it is truely a huge loss. Steve was an amazing person with so many talents. He will be missed so much. I had the privilige to know Steve through Elder Svc's when I worked there and Steve asked me to do some work for him to help when he had much to do. I thought how does he do it with everything he had on his plate but he did along with his many outdoor activities! He had so many amazing experiences in his life!
I will you Steve.

Joe and Courtney Weiler

March 31, 2013

Thank You for your friendship and mentorship, you are truely missed.

Renee Ringuettes

March 31, 2013

We will keep your inner light alive always. I remember summers in Moorhead at the swimming pool:) My love to all Renee Fugere Ringuette

Mary B Kusske

March 31, 2013

Uncle Tom, Auntie Shirley, Michelle, Mike, Mary, Barb, and Karen,
There are no words to express my deepest sympathy to all of you. Just know we are all thinking of you and will keep Steve's girls and you in our prayers.
Love, Mary, Steve, Brett and Brooke Kusske

Leslie Stickel

March 31, 2013

On a few occasions we needed help. Without hesitation you responded immediately. We loved the banter and dry responses. You are so admired and appreciated. You left behind a beautiful legacy in your daughters and in the hearts of many friends. May God watch over those who miss you and always will. We'll see you again.

Heidi Blais

March 31, 2013

Steve,
I'm going to miss you so very, very much and will always remenber those special times we spent together. I will cary you in my heart forever.

Janell Krack

March 31, 2013

You were an amazing lecturer and professor and I am grateful for all you taught us. You will be missed. RIP

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