Steve died October 19, 2013 at his home in East Lake Creek, Colorado. He was born December 6, 1947, in Sandpoint, ID.

He traveled to Vail, Colorado, in the'70s from Idaho and began a career as the East Lake Creek Ranch manager and a Vail ski instructor. Steve jumped at Missoula 1968-70 and 1974-77. He was a member of Squad VI, Missoula New Man Squad. Steve joins Bert Tanner and Willie Von Bracht as "Off the List." The other six stand tall and ready.