Age 54, passed away suddenly January 24 after a brief illness. Born May 3, 1952 in Napa he lived much of his life in Santa Rosa and was a 4th generation Californian. His great-grandparents, I.D. and Flora Wood were hop farmers in the Brittian Lane area of Santa Rosa. Steve was the beloved husband for 26 years to Valerie Karson Jack and the proud and devoted father of Misoni and Cecily Jack of Santa Rosa. He is also survived by his mother, Patricia Dukes Zeller, and Sisters, Cindy Zeller Pierce of Coos Bay, Oregon and Mary Jack Conklin of Danville, CA, and the beloved Karson family. Steve was preceded in death by his father, Harold (Hal) A. Jack, and Sisters, Candice and Janice Jack of Santa Rosa and Sue Zeller of Oregon.
Steve graduated from Piner High School in 1970. Steve met Valerie when he was an ass't woman's softball coach in the mid 70's for the NorCal A's. They married in 1980. He worked for many years in his family business, Ajax Distributing Co. of Santa Rosa. After the death of his father and upon the sale of the business he worked for companies located in the Ukiah and Santa Rosa area. He was a frequent contributor to the "Letters to the Editor" section of his local newspapers and while living in Ukiah was a free-lance photographer for the Ukiah Daily Journal and the Ukiah Fire Department. Steve was a Boy Scout in his youth, an avid Oakland Raiders fan, and a dedicated family man. Steve had many close, dear friends to whom he brought great joy through his sense of humor, his warm heart, and his love of life. He will be greatly missed by all.
A Memorial Gathering to celebrate Steve's life will take place on Saturday, February 10, 2007 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center, 2050 Yulupa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions in Steve's memory to The Jack Family Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of America #05631-60895, 1155 W. Steele Lane Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Please sign Steve's Guest Book at Press Democrat.com to share your memories with his family.
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Steve and I had been emailing since the reunion. Here are a few quotes I'd like to pass on:
"I want you to know that I consider you and Vince and Mark and Pat and Steve as some of my best friends from my school days."
"If I'd known I was going to live this long I'd have taken a lot better care of myself."
"I'll be back sooner or later. ... Miss you all, Steve."
I was walking home down Fulton Road near the corner with Guerneville Rd after school and Steve was on his motorcycle stopped at the stop light with Terry Fountain in his muscle car behind him. When the light changed they took off in a cloud of smoke, with Steven's bike in a wheelie. About half way through the intersection Steve's bike flipped all the way over and Terry slammed on his brakes. I was sure that Steve had been run over and killed, but it turned out that the fates had better things in store for Steve.
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