Steven Kurtis Admire

Mr. Admire was a pressman, musician and fisherman.

He is survivedby his parents, Diann and Gene Admire of Grand Junction.

Memorial contributions to the Steven K. Admire Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 2384, Jackson, Wyoming 83001.

Steven Admire

September 25, 1953 - June 27, 2015

Since the loss of our son, Steven, on June 27, the outpouring of love in so many ways has been overwhelming. It is with a grateful heart that Gene and Diann say, ""thank you"".

Steve's life, like his sisters and a sunset, are gone too soon. They shared a special and lasting love from the day Steve was born, September 25, 1953.

Graduating from Estes Park in 1972, and Mesa College in 1974, his degree in Graphic Communication took him to Jackson, Wyoming, and a job at the Jackson Hole Guide. From the age of twelve, as a dishwasher or a wrangler for Cheley Camp near Estes during the summers, Steve took pride in his work.

Steve was a gentle soul with a happy spirit and a love of music. He enjoyed the treasures of Teton Valley for 40 years. His favorite was floating the Snake River and flying a kite in the shadows of the Tetons at 61. The memories of his life, like his records, will live on and on.

Memorial services will be held September 12 in Jackson.

Memorial gifts can be made in Steven's name, c/o Community Banks of Colorado, 100 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501.

Published in The Daily Sentinel on Sept. 6, 2015

Steven K. Admire

A memorial service for Steven Admire, our beloved son and brother, will be held on September 12 at 11:00 a.m. at the Jackson Elks Lodge. Steven passed away peacefully after a short illness at our home in Grand Junction on June 27. He joins his sister, Karolyn; and like a sunset, gone too soon. Please join us, Gene and Diann Admire, in a celebration of his life.

On September 25, 1953, in Grand Junction, we welcome T.V., as his sister called him. Sissy treated T.V. like a doll, dressing and rocking him, and giving lots of doll buggy rides. They shared a lifetime of love for each other that was very special. However, and those who knew Steve well would understand, that only when Karolyn took a record of her brothers to college without permission, did that love waiver a bit!

We moved to Greeley, Colorado, in 1953 where Steve attended grade school, enjoyed some blue ribbons in swimming competition, and had a pet horny toad, Dino. With Dad being in law enforcement, Steve wouldn’t think of fishing in a local lake posted “No Fishing Allowed.” Nor would he, after moving to Glen Haven near Estes Park, Colorado, in 1964, not tell Mom where he was going to hike alone, resulting in a call for HELP after getting stuck on a ledge!

Steve got his first experience in the real world at age 12 when he got a job at Sharrard’s Tender Steer in Estes Park as a dishwasher for two summers. He shared a friendship of fifty years with the owner’s son, Tom Jr. During high school and college, Steve worked at Cheley Camp and Boy’s Trails End near Estes Park for Bill May. He loved working for Bill, and working with and being in charge of the horses. A fond memory of this job was when Steve trained a small pinto, “Checkers”, to drink from a hose instead of the water tank. Another highlight was moving the horses to winter pasture after camp ended, an exciting two-day ride.

Steve graduated from Estes Park High School in 1972 and Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction in 1974 with a degree in Graphic Communications. Upon graduation he went to work for Johnson’s Litho in Loveland, Colorado.

In September 1975, a few days before his 22nd birthday, Steve and Mom loaded up two vehicles with essentials, including stereo and records, and headed for Wyoming and a job as the pressman with the Jackson Hole Guide. Almost ready to return to Colorado after a few days of looking for a place to live, luck was with us at the Cowboy Bar, where a waitress gave us a lead to a possible vacancy in six weeks at the Bill Carroll’s Snow King Apartments. Living in a one-room motel for that length of time wasn’t exactly Steve’s idea of “Home Sweet Home,” but he stuck it out!

Steve’s work at the Guide where he got his name “hairhead,” also included delivering papers to the businesses, which gave him the opportunity to meet people in Jackson, including pioneer, long-time residents, and some legends. His work at the Jackson Hole News, Jones Boys Printing, Terry Merritt Construction, the Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches were also places that friends were made; some lifetime. And, of course, at Flat Creek where Gunner became his canine “ruff and ready” buddy.

Steve was blessed to live in Jackson for forty years, where he took pride in his work, was a loyal member of the Elks Lodge, and happy to help with their worthwhile projects. Our Steve was a gentle soul with a happy spirit. He had an appreciation of nature’s beauty from an early age until sixty-one, including the treasures of Teton Valley, whether it was flying his kites, viewing wildlife and the magnificence of the Tetons from afar or at Dornans, floating the Snake River, and, of course, his love of music.

Gene and I are very grateful for the outpouring of love from friends and businesses in Jackson, Hoback, and Victor, through cards, a lending hand, phone calls, and gifts during Steve’s illness and death. A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Kerry Carr and St. John’s oncology nurses and staff for their care, concern, and compassion.

It is our wish that the love and memories that we all shared with Steve will continue to live and play over and over in our hearts, like his records.

Steve is also survived by a niece, Heather Simmons, and her sons, Steven and Daniel.

Love gifts can be made to the Steven K. Admire memorial fund, P.O. Box 2384, Jackson, Wyoming 83001.

I pray that I may live to fish

until my dying day

And when it comes to my last cast,

I then most humbly pray,

When in the Lord’s great landing net

and peacefully asleep

That in His mercy I be judged

BE ENOUGH TO KEEP!