Like many of you I am stunned and very deeply saddened. Much to my ongoing disappointment it has been over a year since I have seen Steve. Each time I corresponded with him he was very upbeat and kept mentioning that he was looking forward to getting skating again so I kept looking forward to seeing him "soon".

I know that Steve very deeply wanted the group to keep on skating each and every week. As time has passed and obnoxious weather has come more often this past year the numbers have fluctuated but there are always folks to skate with.

Anyway I know that Steve so VERY, VERY much wanted us to keep skating.

As one of the "non-Clear Lake area" folks, Steve and I have communicated regularly by E-mail /phone and then face to face, only at events. We have done many full days of back and forth E-mails and one thing has been always in his messages. He has repeatedly expressed how much the group has meant to him and how much he hopes ya'll could "keep it together" when he wasn't there. I believe he pulled strength from the energy of the group and loved all of you as part of his family. You were all VERY important to Steve.

From a distance, I will miss him. I send my condolences to those who have been truly close to him.

I remember Steve. Your mentioning him, and how he motivated you and your group. I also communicated directly with him when he was trying to get insurance for skaters to be in a bicycle race about a year ago. And if I remember correctly, he was the one who sent the Clear Lake shirt to me, the only shirt I wear which isn't from an event I participated in,

I feel fortunate for having known Steve. He was such as a giving friend who thought of others before thinking of himself, who had a positive attitude and a real passion for life. He always looked at the brighter side of life.

One of my impressive memories of Steve was the time we celebrated his first chemo by riding the biggest roller coaster we could find. Another really memorable time was him strapping on his slow drip chemo and going for an intense bike ride with the Space City Cycling Club. This was the way he lived his life. Nothing got him down.

I have fond memories of Steve's passion for skating. I remember Steve putting on his first pair of skates and thinking, "Will this boy ever get the hang of this?" As you all know he not only got the hang of it, he excelled at it.

Steve is to be commended for taking a group of skaters and organizing them into a coercive group of friends who ultimately became the Space City Rollers. This group of friends gave him the inspiration and support he needed to get through all the rough times. A lot of you probably didn't know at first that Steve had cancer or how bad it was. He never complained; he never used it as an excuse; he continued to live life to the fullest. I will always remember him as a man with indomitable courage who just strapped on the chemo and continued to live life to the fullest.

I met Steve about five years ago and he was biking, skating, and doing triathlons. We had many conversations about triathlons because my daughter was also a triathlete. Shortly thereafter I found out he had cancer; I couldn't believe it. As Sharon has said, he was very couragous, never complained or used his illness as an excuse. I am very glad to have met and known Steve through the skating group. His memory will be with me every time I put on my skates.

I will be walking for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on September 26 and all the money I collect will be donated in Steve's name.

I met Steve at the Katy Flatlands in '99, I think. It was my first distance skate. He came from behind and asked where I was from, then told me about the group. He zipped on past to catch up with Lene. She was riding a bike that day, due to recent surgery. I remember their words of encouragement at the rest stops and then at the end of the Flatlands that day.

I soon joined the Clear Lake Space Rollers. It was Steve that encouraged me to join the Saturday am skate on 517. I told him I would never keep up with them, but he really thought I could. What an inspiration Steve has been to a lot of people. I feel blessed to have known him. His spirit has touched my heart.

I was involved with the Space City Rollers Club since the beginning but have not been active for quite a while. I looked forward to Steve's email to know what was going on. I have been out of town returning last night, and was deeply saddened to hear about Steve. He always made me feel welcome and helped me skate in the beginning. He was a very special "one of a kind" guy and will be greatly missed.