Steven R. Terry

TERRY, Steven, R., age 53, of Brooksville, FL died Monday, October 16, 2017 at Bayfront Health Brooksville.  He was born in Sarasota, FL and came to the area 18 years ago from Port Richey, FL. He was a Firefighter/Paramedic for nearly 25 years starting in 1993 with Pasco County Fire Rescue and continuing in 2001 with Hernando County Fire Rescue. Steve was an active member for 21 years with the Army National Guard and was recently promoted to the rank of 1st Sergeant. While serving, he was awarded multiple awards to include the Expert Field Medical Badge and the Combat Action Badge. He was a member of the Hernando Beach VFW Post 9236. He proudly served as Camp Dean and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Wonder Book Bible Camp. He is survived by his wife: Jennie; sons and daughters-in-law: Anthony and Tina; Jason and Tasha; sons Zachary and Kevin; daughter: Olivia; mother and her husband:  Judy and Bill Binzel and step-brother Chuck; father and mother-in-law: Lt. Colonel (retired): Bob and Peg Sawallesh; grandchildren: Camden, Aubree and Abby. Steve is preceded in death by his father, Chuck and his brother, Doug. Funeral service will be at 10:00am, Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Northcliffe Baptist Church. Interment with military honors will follow at Florida National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wonder Book Bible Camp, 5513 Avenue P, Birmingham, AL 35208.

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