Steven Paul Girod

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Steven Paul Girod, loving husband, father, brother and grandfather, passed away at age 67 after a long illness. He was born on November 29, 1952, in Marion, Indiana, to Amos Girod Jr. and Jeanne Elizabeth Blaugher. Graduate of both California State University, Fullerton and Bakersfield, Steve spent over 44 years in the healthcare field, starting as a volunteer in the Emergency Room when he was an early teen. The last 19 years of his career were spent working in hospice care; first with Community Hospice Care in Orange, California, and then as General Manager with VITAS Hospice throughout Southern California. On March 23, 1974, he married Dalee Ennette Hazleton in Fullerton. They raised two children, Philip Steven Girod and Bethany Dalee Girod, mostly in Fullerton. Steve graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1971 and was a proud resident of the city for decades.

Steve thoroughly enjoyed sports, especially baseball. As a child, he played in West Fullerton Little League. He was also an avid Angels fan (and Dodger fan when it suited him), and always remembered with excitement attending Game 6 of the 2002 World Series at Angel Stadium. Steve was a coach, manager, and board member of Golden Hill Little League, and loved watching his children play sports as they grew up. Steve was known for his great sense of humor even as a child, his infectious laugh, and always having a smile on his face. Everyone loved hearing his emergency room stories, of which he had many. Steve was a true patient advocate and was always willing to assist anyone with medical questions and concerns. A man of Christian faith, he was steady in his beliefs and actively demonstrated them.

Steve was preceded in death by his father Amos, and his mother, Jeanne. He is survived by his wife, Dalee, children Philip (Jennifer) and Bethany, his grandsons Dallas and Reeve, his sister Debra Blake (Bill), his Aunt Paula Lange, and his Uncle Pat Blaugher (Charlotte), as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and their families. Interment will be at Loma Vista Cemetery in Fullerton, California.