The day he was born it was 113
He was born in Abilene Texas
He was a breach baby who was delivered by forceps before he could flip back to breach position
His hair was red.when he was born but turned blonde later
He was awake more than asleep as a baby
He wanted attention all of the time
To get anything done I put a huge mirror beside his crib and a transistor radio in his crib
He preferred Rock music 🎶
He had a great appetite
He was so chubby he had trouble walking and my back hurt from carrying him
He started running as soon as he could walk
He weighed 30 pounds at his 6 months checkup
He hated shots
He would not eat mushrooms or onions
He had a wonderful laugh
He was very stubborn
His favorite toys as a child were guns
He started smoking at age 14
He liked to be outdoors
His favorite birds were Cardinals
He had a knack of untangling things: necklaces, Christmas lights and 100foot extension cords
He loved to barbecue
He loved swimming and jumping off rocks into lakes
(Or off rope swings into rivers!)
He was terrified of the swimming pool until age 6
It was hard for him to learn to tie his shoes
He had an imaginary friend when he was 3 & 1/2 -her name was Mercedes
He cried at the end of Bonnie and Clyde movie
His kindergarten teacher said he had ADHD
He had dysgraphia as a child and had therapy for a year
He had difficulty writing and spelled poorly
He scored very high on scholastic aptitude tests
He had difficulty following rules
He did not like authority
He said he learned best from his mistakes
He climbed into tree when he was 4 and hung himself with a rope he found there while playing cowboys
He had a short temper
He was an extrovert
He loved his friends and family
He loved to read! Dune, Tolkien, and Harry Potter and always had book handy
His favorite movie was Dune
He always was a “people magnet”
He could make anyone laugh
He liked to cook
He had an AK 47 on the back of his kitchen door
He loved all animals and always had pets
He did not like hunting
He loved to go fishing
He loved Drama in high school
He was not good in mathematics
I tought him the multiplication tables when he struggled with new math
He had a great singing voice
He was extremely patriotic
He liked to smoke pot
He loved motorcycles
He liked to take a nap on my bed even as an adult
He liked dragons and unicorns
He loved red meat and beer
He said he was going to get “back- in- shape” when he turned 36-eat more salads and drink less beer
He was a loyal friend
He loved deeply
He was quite opinionated
He was very sensitive
He loved Native American art
He liked heavy metal bands
(but also John Denver)
His room was usually very tidy
He loved watching clouds
His nickname in the army was Psycho
He wore his hair long most of his life
He died from Sudden Cardiac Arrest at age 35
Today would have been his 49th birthday
Happy birthday in Heaven, Steve!
©Nancilynn Saylor
30 June 2017
