The Passing of a Warrior

Class of 1966 - Steve Byrnes - Dec. 11th, 2006

(If you have any pictures or memories of Steve, email me at BBrown98@cox.net)

(Partial obituary from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Byrnes, Robert "Steve" of Eureka Mo. age 58, on December 11, 2006. Born September 3, 1948 in St. Louis MO. Beloved husband of Rita M. Byrnes (nee Kaemmerer) of Eureka MO; dear father of Todd S.(Dawn) Byrnes of Eureka MOand Angie (Jim) Boldt of St. Clair MO; loving grandfather of Tyler and Garrett Byrnes of Eureka MO and Colin and Lauren Boldt of St Clair MO; dear brother of Binnie Dierkes of St. Clair MO. Preceded in death by his parents Robert E. and Regina E. Byrnes (nee Crain).

The first thing I think of when remembering Steve is when we had our official weigh-in for football our senior year. Coach O'Connor told us to take off our football spikes before getting weighed. Steve took off his spikes and then held them while getting on the scale. O'Connor just shook his head and we had a good laugh. Steve was always involved with the many pranks we had during that season (both on and off the field). Throw in Don Pontious and a few others and it was never a dull moment our Senior year.

R.I.P. friend, teammate and classmate.

Bill Brown, 66