February 10, 1947 ~ April 22, 2018
Steven Michael Geary, 71, of Jefferson City, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at SSM Health St. Marys Hospital.
He was born February 10, 1947, in St. Louis, the son of the late Norman Joseph and Florence Ruby (Dillingham) Geary, Sr.
Steven earned his Juris Doctorate from Washington University, Masters of History from SEMO, Bachelors of Science in History from SEMO, was a Woodrow Wilson Scholar, and an accounting degree from Lincoln University.
Steven worked as an Associate General Counsel Consumer Affairs at the Division of Finance for 30 years. He also was a public school teacher in Sikeston teaching history and was a college instructor for Columbia College. He contributed his legal services to many people through the Samaritan Center in Jefferson City. In his spare time he wrote and published a book Fur Trapping in North America which had many accolades, and wrote several articles for sporting magazines and the Missouri Conservationist Magazine.
Steven was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, making fishing lures, fur trapping, coaching baseball for his sons Shawn and Jason, watching the St. Louis Cardinals, and outdoor activities.
Survivors include four children, Julie (David) Fortune, Madison, Alabama; Shawn Brice, Jefferson City; Jason (Nina) Geary, Holts Summit; Jes Scaevola, Tacoma, Washington; ;three grandchildren, Garrett Brice, Liam Geary, Eli Geary; one brother Norman (Annette) Geary, Jr., Ashland; one niece, Christina (Edward) Durril; one nephew, Charles Geary; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be 10-11:15 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home.
Graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Resurrection Cemetery.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation, PO Box 366, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
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That is a great photo of Steve! It was taken in our condo in St. Louis. I think we all took a turn at making fishing lures at that table. It was something he loved to do.
Jan and I would like to express our deepest sympathies to your family. Norm and Annette have be comforting friends of ours for many years and members of the the First United Methodist Fishermen’s Sunday School class. We hope that you will find comfort in knowing that your brother/brother-in-law suffers no longer and is with his Lord and Savior right now.
We are very sorry for your loss. We enjoyed Steve’s wit in the occasional letter, but had no idea he was a published author.
I will always remember Steven. Thank you for letting me take care of him as one of his past nurses
One of my favorite instructors from Columbia College. He had a way of making history interesting. I will miss running into him at the grocery store and catching up. I’m sorry for your loss.
So many memories over the years our families have been friends and neighbors. Steven will not be easily forgotten. He was very intelligent, funny, and a darned good baseball coach. I pray God will bless all of you and be with you in this time of hurt and sorrow.
Steve served as a valuable member of our volunteer team at the Samaritan Center Legal Care Program. He had a heart for fighting for the underdog, and numerous clients benefited from the time he donated in pro bono work. Our sincere condolences to his family.
My condolescences to the family. Steve and I were frsternity brothers at SEMO whete I last saw him over 40 years ago. I greatly admired and respected Steve.
I really liked Steven, he was so intelligent. I had the privilege of knowing and taking care of Steven a while ago at JCNR. He was always happy to share educational information when I was making my rounds. I enjoyed our conversations and getting to hear about his past. So sorry for your loss, sending prayers to the family!