Robert Steven Reed

What matters most in this life is what kind of person you are, not the quantitative accomplishments you achieve, although Steve achieved many.  Sometimes the most meaningful things we do in this world bring little recognition, yield no monetary results, and come without fanfare but they mean a lot to those around us and leave our mark on the world.
Steve was a man who appreciated family.  He was a great big brother, and a wonderful uncle. He helped his nearby niece and nephew with their math, and attended all of their sports events.  Years later, his refrigerator still hosted the record of their track and field stats along with photos of all his nieces and nephews, and his beloved cats.  
Extraordinarily brilliant, Steve frequently chose to volunteer his skills and talents to help others. He put his programming skills to use creating programs to keep the stats in golf tournaments he was involved in. He formed a chess club for adults and enlisted the members to volunteer teaching students chess in an after school chess program he created.  He created chess games, crowns for the winners to wear, and chess variants to keep his students involved in the program. He volunteered with the Eagles and Moose and could be found dealing cards at the lodges many evenings.  
Whatever Steve was interested in at the moment, he went all in 100%, be it flying, computer programing, tech gadgets, chess, and chess variants, cooking, or golf. He was quirky, ethical, and very linear.  He saw the world in black and white. If he could have picked anytime in history to inhabit, he would have been very at home during the days of chivalry. He would have been a loyal knight defending what was “Right and True”.  Steve was proud of his service in the Navy. 
Steve passed away on June 11 at age 78, slipping away peacefully in his sleep.  His sisters, Patty Bechstein and Rebecca Sentgeorge, and brothers John Reed and Dave Reed, his in-laws, Leo Bechstein, Duane Sentgeorge, Karen Reed and Sophie Reed, and 8 nieces and nephews survive him.  The family will hold a private memorial. 

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