Steven R. WITTAU

WITTAU, Steven R. Steven R. Wittau, 61, entered into rest on Friday, February 5, 2021 in Dallas TX after a long illness. He was born in Menominee MI on December 1, 1959 to Eugene and Rita Wittau, the 8th of 9 children. Steven grew up in Spokane WA; he graduated from Central Valley High School in 1977. He graduated from Gonzaga University in 1984 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and was subsequently licensed as a Professional Engineer. Steven began his career in June 1985 at PACCAR Tech Center. In September 1993 he moved to Denton TX to work at Peterbilt Motors Company. At the time of his passing he was the Engineering Section Manager. Steven had a long and successful career as an engineer. He married Kenna Storie in 1998. They were blessed with their son, Tristan in 2002. They later divorced, but remained good friends and wonderful parents to Tristan. Steven enjoyed music, cars, skiing, golf, the Seahawks, the Zags, a cold beer and most especially watching Tristan play baseball. Tristan was the light of his life and Steven was extremely proud of his accomplishments, both on and off the baseball field. Steven always made the effort to attend family gatherings, no matter how far he had to travel. He was well loved and will be deeply missed by his large family and many dear friends. Steven was preceded in death by his parents and his brother-in-law Mike Everard. He is survived by his sisters, Eileen Everard, Rita Clark-Johnson (Tom Johnson), Kathy Wittau (Sean Harrigan), Julie Wittau (Mike Abinanti), Donna Navarre-Smith (Dan Smith) and his brothers, Gene Wittau (Karen), Thomas Wittau, and Neil Dylan (Kara) and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Visitation was held at DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton TX The family will hold a Celebration of Life in Spokane in the summer of 2021. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation at pulmonaryfibrosis.org or Gonzaga University at gonzaga.edu/givenow.