Steven C. Callender Sr.

STEVEN CALLENDER, 66, PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 1, 2025, IN NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. BORN ON NOVEMBER 29, 1958, IN FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA, STEVEN LIVED A LIFE FULL OF LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY, PRIDE IN HIS WORK, AND JOY IN THE SIMPLE PLEASURES THAT BROUGHT HIM HAPPINESS. IN HIS LATE TEENS AND EARLY TWENTIES, STEVEN SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY-A CHAPTER OF HIS LIFE THAT INSTILLED IN HIM A STRONG SENSE OF DISCIPLINE AND RESILIENCE. AFTER HIS MILITARY SERVICE, HE WORKED VARIOUS ODD JOBS TO SUPPORT HIMSELF BEFORE EVENTUALLY LANDING THE ROLE HE CHERISHED MOST: A TRUCK DRIVER. DRIVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY GAVE STEVEN A SENSE OF FREEDOM AND FULFILLMENT THAT FEW CAREERS COULD OFFER. HE LOVED BEING ON THE ROAD AND EMBRACED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE NEW PLACES AND MEET NEW PEOPLE. MOST RECENTLY, HE HAD STARTED A NEW JOB THAT EXCITED HIM AND MARKED ANOTHER FRESH CHAPTER IN HIS JOURNEY. STEVEN WAS KNOWN FOR HIS INFECTIOUS HUMOR AND MAGNETIC PERSONALITY. WHETHER TELLING STORIES THAT LEFT EVERYONE LAUGHING OR SIMPLY LIGHTING UP A ROOM WITH HIS PRESENCE, HE HAD A WAY OF MAKING PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND SEEN. HE WAS DEEPLY DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY-HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WERE THE PRIDE OF HIS LIFE. HE LOVED SHOWING THEM OFF AND SPEAKING ABOUT THEM WITH IMMENSE PRIDE. HIS MOTHER JOYCE HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART; SHE WAS TRULY HIS WORLD. HE FOUND GREAT JOY SPENDING TIME AT THE ELKS CLUB IN NEW BRITAIN, WHERE HE ENJOYED CAMARADERIE WITH FRIENDS BOTH OLD AND NEW. A LOYAL FAN OF THE DALLAS COWBOYS, STEVEN PROUDLY WORE THEIR COLORS AS AN EXPRESSION OF TEAM SPIRIT AND PERSONAL STYLE. STEVEN'S LOVE EXTENDED BEYOND IMMEDIATE FAMILY-HE ADORED HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS AS IF THEY WERE STILL CHILDREN, ALWAYS CHERISHING THEIR PRESENCE NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME HAD PASSED. HIS RELATIONSHIPS WERE MARKED BY WARMTH AND UNWAVERING AFFECTION. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED MOTHER JOYCE JOHNSON; SISTERS DENISE WHITE (AND HER HUSBAND TONY WHITE), BERNICE REDMAN (AND HER HUSBAND HARRY REDMAN), ROBERTA CRAIG; SISTER-IN-LAW ROBIN CALLENDER; LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND SANDY; SONS RASHAN HOLLYWOOD CALLENDER SR. AND STEVEN CALLENDER JR.; DAUGHTER DAIDREE PEARSON; DAUGHTER CONSCERA COLEMAN; GRANDCHILDREN RASHAN CALLENDER JR., AMIR, ZAYDEN, NARAEYA, KARLIANY, AND SA'MIYAH. STEVEN WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FATHER WILLIAM EDWARD CALLENDER SR., OLDER BROTHER WILLIAM EDWARD CALLENDER JR., AND GRANDDAUGHTER MCKENZIE CALLENDER.