Posted on 11/29/2004 8:15:32 PM PST by paulat
Stephen Byrne (NOTE: MY EMPHASIS BELOW)
Stephen James BYRNE Steve, who lived in Edmonds, savored life. He has left us now, in a struggle to find peace, and we will miss him.
But we will remember that savoring of life, his love of sailing, biking, cross country skiing, diving, hiking. His love of an incredible mountain vista, how the leaves turned gold in the fall, a great bottle of wine and a wonderful meal with friends, a long ride around Lake Washington or up Washington Pass, completing the STP bike ride for the first time, and the second.
He loved his friends and family as well, and we loved him. More than anything in the world, Steve loved his daughters, Kelsey and Hayley. He was at every soccer game, every school performance, every important event in their lives. He taught them how to do all the things he loved - ride bicycles, go sea kayaking, ski, or simply find some good snow to play in. They read together, played games, went to movies, worked on school projects. He hiked halfway up Mount Rainier with them when they were very young, and all the way up on his own. He taught them by example to love the world, to be adventurous, and to be gentle. There is great tragedy in how his life ended, and theirs, but know that this was a loving, good man who did the best he could while struggling against an incomprehensible burden that none of those of us who loved him could have known.
He loved travel, and he had traveled far, from Nebraska to Asia, to the Middle East, to Europe. He traveled overland from Europe to northern Africa. He had lived abroad - in Pakistan and in France - and savored the knowledge of other cultures he gained from that experience. That was an important part of knowing Steve, knowing that he had been to just about any place in the world that might come up in conversation.
He was tolerant of other views, full of ideas, and a great conversationalist. He graduated from the University of Nebraska, and received a Masters Degree from Arizona State University. He taught at the University of Arizona before going to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. He lived in Pakistan in 1988-1990, where he worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, assisting the Pakistani people build an energy infrastructure in their country. When he returned to Berkeley, he launched a career as a software developer specializing in energy conservation. He moved to Bainbridge Island in 1994 with his family.
Steve was preceded in death by his father, John J. Byrne in 1997. He is survived by his mother Lorene Byrne of Mesa, AZ; a brother Tom (Arlette) Byrne of Encinitas, CA; three sisters: Shannon Byrne (Bill) Brower of Harbor Springs, MI; Teri Byrne (Bill) Marx of Bellevue, NE; Mitzi Byrne (Jim) Zimmerman of Oak Hill, VA; and his good friend Rita Hibbard of Edmonds. He was a favorite uncle of Ashley, John and Andy Brower; Michelle and David Byrne; Aimee, Josh, Ryan and Joey Marx; and Kate, Sam and Layne Zimmerman.
Memorial Service, Friday, Dec. 3, 11:00 a.m., in the Chapel of Beck's Funeral Home, 405 - 5th Ave. S., Edmonds, 425-771-1234. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Cascade Bicycle Club, P.O. Box 15165, Seattle, WA 98115. Published in print from 11/28/2004 - 11/29/2004. Guest Book • Funeral home info • Flowers Gift Shop • Charities
So it's about immoral dead and moral dead........not about a man that KILLS HIS OWN CHILDREN......nice.........good one there chump.
I almost lost my bearings on that one...thanks for the "immoral" guidance.
"These child support cases can get out of control, very quickly. Mom may have used the kids to get back at dad.
Now mom has nothing."
More importantly, the kids have nothing also. The 'idea' behind the system was to help children.
It's part of the publishing agreement between The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
It's a joint agreement with the Times dominating. The Sunday paper (with the largest circulation) goes out as "The Seattle Times." The classifieds are under the Times' editoral jurisdiction.
Stuff your condescension, pal. I'm merely commenting on the subject of the thread.
"Oh yeah, right! Next logical step is MURDER?! I get it, yeah, yeah!"
Your being sarcastic, but yes.
"Stuff your condescension, pal. I'm merely commenting on the subject of the thread."
How noble.
I hope you "merely" fade away with your "commenting".
Good night, jerkweed.
Thanks for posting that extended article on the family. It makes the tragedy a little more understandable. (Not that violence is ever justified, but it shows how much stress both parties were under. Sounds like the guy snapped.)
I think I am going to go break something now......
Go do a kind, loving thing instead.
Wait a minute...isn't that what he supposedly did? sheesh
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That was probably written by his family, not a reporter.
What the hell is your problem, bud? There's nothing "decrepit" about anything I've said.
Oh, I get it. Anybody who disagrees with you is "decrepit."
"I'd investigate the wife."
Me to.
Interesting article. It provides a lot more good facts. However, it also fails to mention any recent actions.
This article says that he moved to stay with the kids when the mom moved away. The other article says he was unemployed for a while. I would hypothesis that the two events are related.
The other article mentions are recent attachment of
property due to the unpaid child support. We don't yet have a timing for that action, but I would also hypothesis that this was the most recent event and the final tipping point on this mans sanity.
You miss the point. It's a classified ad service, not the news department.
They don't check to see if everyone who has a glowing obituary was actually a nice person. Much as they don't check that the car I advertise is really in "nice condition". The ads are written by the family.
There is evil and sin in the world -ignoring sin or legislatively legitimizing it does not prevent the fruit it bears...
In my opinion, this is but one more indictment against social engineering that runs counter to true justice. The courts and sociologists carry on their morally relative crusade...
I don't miss the point at all. If I ran that zoo I would MAKE SURE that the folks who post obits did a NAME SEARCH OF THEIR OWN PAPER to see if the deceased was listed in any other story. It would be standard operating procedure. A deceased person if FAR DIFFERENT from a car, for pete's sake....SHEESH!
Liberal view: More than anything in the world, Steve loved his daughters, Kelsey and Hayley
Reality: Byrne would take his own life and kill his daughters
Liberal view: He loved his friends
Reality: "I remain concerned about my safety from Steve Byrne."
Liberal view: He was tolerant of other views
Reality: "He was unwilling to examine the effect his outbursts had on his children"
Liberal view: We will remember that savoring of life
Reality: "There was obviously a lot of anger"
You get the picture. Tragic. We cannot let liberal feel-good-ism be a whitewash for murder.
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