Strap the Trees Down

There’s so many memories I will cherish about Steve. He had the funniest truck horn which made me chuckle because it always reminded of his non-serious side. He ( and Donna) always threw meat over the fence to my dog, Lucy, who I always joked that Steve was her boyfriend. Lucy would always go to Steve when she could and wag her little nub of a tail. I’ve spent many St. Patrick’s days with him and Donna over the last 5 years and he makes the best Irish soda bread and corned beef. He always put a lot of care and prep into whatever he cooked. Tom and I ( and Lucy haha) were lucky to do dinners parties with them because everything was spectacular.

He had so many hobbies lol and were really good at all of them. He was such a joy to be around. He always had the big abominable snowman every Christmas, and the scary werewolf at the door for Halloween. At Easter, he and Donna would come and hide candy for the kid’s and bring me and Tom a mimosa, we would all watch the kids look for the candy. On 4th of July we would all do fireworks in his backyard or at the pool if we were around. So many great memories and he will be so missed during future holidays.

When I look at the backyard trees, I’m sometimes reminded of when he and Tom would strap the trees down during the “hurricanes.” He really loved his trees ( like I love ours lol). We got together to buy mature trees and when they delivered he was very quick to pick the best ones 😂 and Tom and I joke that they pump steroids into them because they are so much bigger than ours 😂.

Steve was so kind to my children every time he was around. We were very blessed to have him as a friend and neighbor. Finally, I will miss how he was so particular with his favorite drink and he had scull ice cubes. He and Tom would whip up their favorite drink, while I break out my whole bag of liquors and shakers to make my favorite drink. I didn’t feel as “ extra” 😂😂 and when the night was over, he’d bring out the limoncello and we would all enjoy it. He was such an amazing person and I think Tom and I learned so much from him and shared so many laughs. It won’t be the same here without him. ~Wendy Gavin