It is with great sadness that I see it confirmed here what I had suspected, that Steve has lost his battle with cancer.

I never met him in person, but we talked on the phone quite a bit. I purchased one of my treasured vintage Crown pieces from Steve. We talked a lot by phone, and since we were both engineers, found we had a lot in common.

Steve and I, as well as others, are big Crown and JBL fans. We had lots of conversations about both of them.

Steve took great pleasure in introducing me to Eva Cassidy, he really liked her work and I am a big fan of her work as well. Perhaps Steve can hear her sing in person now.

Steve knew where he was going when his time came and seemed to be at peace with what would eventually come. As he got sicker, it was harder and harder to catch him on a "good day" and as a result, we talked less.

I'm sad that he has departed, but now he will suffer no more and is in a better place.