Andrew & Faith Stegon

Andrew Edward Stegon, 89, of Pueblo West, passed away peacefully at home with his wife and daughter by his side on December 23, 2017. Andy is preceded in death by his grand daughter Kyla Virtue; and sisters Dorothy and Marie. He was born in East Pittsburgh on August 25, 1928., Andy as

most people called him, was a good father and a wonderful mentor. Tough and rough around the edges he became quite soft in the middle with age. The consummate perfectionist, at times he was very hard to "get along with." But, he definitely taught anyone that was around him to do the job the right way the first time. Most of the things his family knows in business were taught to them by Andy. The things he taught his children along the path of life have been invaluable. He was courageous and truly believed in himself. That was one of his best qualities. He gave us all enough rope to make our mistakes, even though he was not the person you first want to stand in front of after making them. He made his own way in the world, stepping away from the comforts of going to work for Westinghouse, like everyone else that lived in East Pittsburgh, and went to college at General Motors Institute. He played violin (was damn good too), painted quarter panels in college, he was a damn good Santa Claus, he delivered milk, he sold cars, he ran an Earl Scheib body shop, and he ran a division for a huge Ford dealership before stepping out once again on his own to open Stegon's Tire Town, and if that wasn't enough stepping out... he decided to up and move the family to Colorado away from everything he knew and was comfortable around to open Precision Car Care. And he wasn't about to just let anyone design his building... nope... he drew up all the plans himself and had an architect stamp them with no changes! And wanting it built correctly, he became the general on the job. And oh was it built correctly! To this day he would still tell you that the building was square to 1/2" --- not bad for a building that was 140x80 feet in dimension. Yes... he was that perfect. Dad was never a very outgoing person surrounding himself with multitudes of friends. He always had that one or two close friend that he would share a conversation over a cigarette with while at the garage. Sad a bit because more people could have used his intelligence and sense of direction to help them through life. They may not have liked what he had to say, but they could have used hearing it anyway. We had our great times and we had our trials and tribulations, most do with their parents at one time or another, and those made me grow.When we look in the mirror we will always see a part of him living inside. Andy is survived by his children Lynn (Jim) Snell, Susan (Mark) Helms, Drew (Dina) Stegon and Brad Stegon; grandchildren Drew, Shae, Dane, Fallon, Deanie, Ashley, Heather, and Nikolay; great grandchildren Jarron, Marissa, Azriela, Ezekiel, Evelyn, Clara, Balin, Cash, and Halden; and brother Robert (Nancy) Stegon.