I remember the 1st time Steve showed up in the club...it was a round of the usual debauchery. Suddenly this new guy SteveBricks starts chirping. I think who the heck is this guy to show up and just jump in without any introduction etc. it took me all of 15 minutes to decide he was A-OK! By the end of the week we were waiting to see what senseless drivel he was contributing. I then had an oppportunity to break bread with Steve and Gail as they were passing nearby. It was a completely lackluster meal, but fantastic company. I cannot tell you how many times Steve made me evacuate my beverage through my nose either here or on FB. He had a genuine knack for it. Godspeed my friend, we will meet again...just not yet.

To the rest of my long lost friends here on FTE, hello and may God bless all of you, and comfort you as we mourn the loss of our friend.

Dan

 

I was going to post that picture too. That race was my first competitive NHRDA event. I ended up in the top 5 and drew Steve for my next round. We lined up knowing the winner would be in the money. Steve was as cool as he always was. I was so worked up, I forgot to switch into 4wd and burned out almost through the 1/8 mile mark. Steve cruised to victory. I faced him several times after that at a lot of different events. Steve was always the victor.

The highlight for me though was hanging with Steve at the Carlisle ATNs a couple years ago. We shared a room and watched the Olympics till way too late at night. Steve had an incredible sense of humor. He was always ready with a positive word even if your project wasn't his thing.

Since we're sharing pictures, I have 2. The first is of Steve and I lined up at the Desert Diesel Nationals a couple years ago. The second was taken seconds later and shows how much better at racing Steve was vs me. The competition in heaven just got a whole lot stiffer. Godspeed sir

 

Here's Steve with NHRDA President, Randy Cole. More than once Randy announced Steve's truck as an Excursion, during a sanctioned event. It was something we always got a good laugh out of.

 

My heartfelt condolences to all of his family & friends. My thoughts & prayers are with you!

A special thank you to Gail & George for sharing this sad news. We all will miss him greatly.

♡♥♡Fly with angels Steve♡♥♡

 

Damn, just signed up and this is the first post I read. Looks like the community lost a great member. Always sad to hear. RIP.

 

Shocked and saddened...

Steve and I at BJ's Brewhouse, pic taken 4/11/2013 by ctubutis (Chris), moderator of the 1980/86 forum.

 

Everybody looked up to Steve (literally). One of the few people that made me feel short.

But his height was dwarfed by his heart and sense of humor.

 

I felt much the same way as you did Dan. Steve just popped up on the scene out of nowhere, but he fit right in like he was a long timer.

I never got to meet him in real life, but we came close once before his itinerary changed. I was hoping to hook up when I bring my family down to Disneyland next month.

But I'm proud to call him a friend, and I'll miss reading his posts.

Godspeed Bricks.

 

Steve, you will be missed by all, rest in peace brother.

 

I just read through all the posts and it's safe to say, that Steve definantly was a prominent member here on and off the boards.

I never got the pleasure to meet him; But I didn't have to, to figure out he was a down to earth, true blue type guy.

When I became the KY Chapter Leader, he guided me into the position seamlessly, and always had a witty answer to any issues I had.

His sense of humor was impeccable. Really hard to find a guy like him that even if you never met him face to face, that his amazing personality and interpersonal skills could carry through text and pictures to make a person feel like they'd known him for years.

Steve, I think you will be sorely missed both here on the boards and off (As he was an integral part of this community) and well, big guy, you just had to go on and beat the rest of us to the other side.

So in closing, besides losing an FTE brother, a Facebook friend, and the forum community losing such a generous guy...

I say just sit down, have a cold one and wait for us to catch up!

Rest easy big guy.

 

A sad day. I lost my dog today at 14 years. Than to hear this sad news.
The words just well up in me but I can't seem to find them. So sorry, So sad.
RIP Steve.

 

When I talked to Gail this morning, I couldn't keep it together.

It's really hard to believe I lost another friend today.

Stewart

 

My condolences to his family. RIP Steve. Thanks for your time on here...

 

Words can't describe the empty feeling when we lose a friend like Steve. He's had such an impact on many people and his exit will be felt for some time. R.I.P. my brother...

 

I never had the pleasure to meet Steve, but wish I would have. Thoughts and prayers to his family. RIP brother!