Steven was 27 and a graduate student at the University of Illinois.  He graduated with honors from Northern Illinois University with a double major in Sociology and Political Science.  Steven was studying social work at a graduate level because he wanted to help people.

This page is not intended to disrespect any of the other victims or their families.  Everyone in that classroom in Cole Hall will forever be changed.  In creating this page, my intention is not to disregard the pain of the victims and their families.  This page is for the people who knew and loved Steven. 

I am not defending the terrible thing he did on 2-14-08, but I am defending the Steven that we knew.