Stephen G. Ladd

Steve was born on December 17, 1951 in Boston Massachusetts. Steve moved with his parents to Miami, Florida as teen and graduated high school there. After high school Steve joined the Marine Corps and served in his early 20’s. After leaving the military he returned to Miami, Florida. He met his first wife, Cindy, in the late 70’s and married her in 1980. Steve and Cindy had two children, Kimberly and Timothy. During that time, Steve worked construction and help build many homes in the Palm Beach County area where he and his wife, Cindy moved to 1981. Steve took extreme pride in his craftsmanship and being able to use his hands and tools to transform raw material into functional, beautiful spaces. In his late 20s he decided to return to school and obtain his Masters degree from Nova Southeastern University. Drug and alcohol recovery programs became his passion and he later opened up his non for profit, Counseling Services of Lake Worth. Within his counseling program he helped hundreds if not thousands of people obtain recovery. After the passing of his first wife Cindy in 2013, he rekindled a high school friendship with Frances and then married her a year later. Frances and Steve spent the last several years enjoying their grandchildren and making memories with trips to Captiva Island, Florida. In the past years Steve has worked with many agencies within Palm Beach county including The Drug Court of Palm Beach County. Steve had a passion for helping counsel people with his stern but loving guidance. Steve’s #1 hobby was fishing and took any chance he could to drop a fishing line in the water. A great joy for him was taking his son and grandsons on fishing trips and sharing his passion with the ones he loved. Steve’s sudden and unexpected death leave a great hole not only in his family but within the community he served.

Steve is survived by his wife Frances Ladd, daughter Kimberly Guelig and son is law William Guelig, son Timothy Ladd, and grandchildren Ashton, Rylan and Thea Guelig. His first wife, Cindy Ladd, father Chet Ladd, mother Miriam Wheeler, biological mother Claudia Wills and sister Susan Kabick precedes him in death.

A celebration of life for Stephen will be held Saturday, April 23, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center, 1112 Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458, followed by a memorial service from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. In Lieu of flowers please consider donating to The Drug Abuse Foundation of Palm Beach County.