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| August 3, 1960 |
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BORN IN TUCSON |
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| September of 1978 |
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Met future wife Darlene Whittington.
You walked lightly into my life
Captivating and lovely to my mind,
At first, I never cared who you were
Now I don’t know who I am without you,
You kissed me
I felt my world change,
You held me
I heard my heart awaken,
You loved me
And my soul was born anew
You walked lightly into my life
Now my heart knows who you are
And with every breath
And every step
I take down lonely roads,
Your hand is my staff
Your voice is my guide
Your strength my shelter
You’re passion my awakening.
You walked lightly into my life,
And all my pain
You took as your own,
And all my fears
You cast into the sea,
All my doubt
Lost in your eyes,
You walked lightly into my life
My life is forever changed,
Just because you loved me
For a moment in time.
And because I choose
To love you
For the rest of mine. |
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| March 28, 1981 |
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Darlene gave birth to first child baby girl Felicia 7lb 21in @ 7:07 a.m. |
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| July 25, 1982 |
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Darlene gave birth to first son Estevan Jr. 7lbs 20 in @ 5:45 a.m. Steve was thrilled to have his first son. |
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| May 23, 1983 |
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Steve and Darlene got married. "Till death did they part." ( Untill they reunite. ) |
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| January 24, 1985 |
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Steve and Darlene had twin girls Jennifer 5lb 19 @ 7:30 p.m. and Jessica 5lbs 19 @ 7:45 p.m. When Darlene had the first twin Steve said "That's Jennifer right?" |
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| March 17, 1987 |
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Darlene gave birth to Patricia Erin Montano 7 lbs 19 in. @ 9:38 a.m. on St. Patricks Day. |
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| June 6, 1987 |
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Patricia Erin Montano passed away from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Steve was broken hearted and missed her deeply. Now it is Steve's turn to take care of the daughter he waited so long to see again. |
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| December 2, 1988 |
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Darlene gave birth to last child Javier M. Montano 8 lbs 20 in. @ 4:50 p.m. Javier was and always will be Steve's baby boy. |
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| May 5, 1995 |
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Steve and Darlene signed the papers to their first home. |
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| March of 1996 |
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Steve purchased his pride and joy Dutchess a german shepard pup. (The family's not sure who loved who more?) |
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| March 12, 1998 |
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Oldest grandson was born Luis Mark Maldonado. Steve planned on taking "Screwy Louie" to hunting classes when he turned 7 years old. |
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| September 17, 1999 |
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Second grandson was born Anthony Johnny Maldonado. (Antonio as tata would call him) |
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| January 8, 2002 |
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Another grandson was born George Nicholas Duarte (Nicky Nick) |
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| January 22, 2002 |
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And another grandson was born Sal A. Gomez Jr. (Junior) |
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| May of 2003 |
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Daughter Jessica graduated from High School. One of Steve's proudest moments. |
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| October 9, 2003 |
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The last of five grandsons (so far) was born Gabriel J. Vega |
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| 2004 |
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Passed away on August 29, 2004 at the age of 44. |
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| SEPTEMBER 2004 |
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THE MONTANO FAMILY AND STEVES CO-WORKERS AND FRIENDS WITH THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF HOMICIDE SURVIVORS HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE. WE HAD SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM OUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA. THEY WERE ALL VERY KIND AND COMPASSIONATE. THEY TREATED US ALL WITH RESPECT AND I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE WAY THEY COVERED THE WHOLE STORY OF STEVE AND GAVE HIM THE RESPECT IN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE WAS A TRUE VICTIM OF MURDER AND LEFT BEHIND MANY TORN LIVES.IT IS HOPED THAT WITH CONTINUED EXPOSURE OF STEVES CASE SOMEONE WILL COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION OR MAYBE A CONFESSION. |
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| October 2004 |
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Two months after Steves death the family could finally face going back to the place Steve was murdered .. We found an abandoned campsite 1/10th of a mile from where Steve had his campsite and was murdered. The investigators apparently missed it. It is believed that this other site was involved in the death of my husband. Why was it not seen sunday when they first knew Steve had been murdered? Or the monday after ? Or for the next two months. |
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| May 18 2005 |
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The Carole Sund/Carrington foundation donated $5000.00 to Steves reward fund bringing the total to $7000.00. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS HOMICIDE CAN CALL 88-CRIME ( 882-7463) THE MONTANO FAMILY THANKS THE CAROLE SUND/CARRINGTON FOUNDATION FOR THEIR GENEROSITY . |
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| To date |
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No leads in homicide investigation for Estevan Montano. |
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| AUGUST 27TH 2005 |
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STEVES MEMORIAL IN THE SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS
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| August 27th 2005 |
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Steves family and friends attended the 1 year memorial. It was one of the prettiest days I have ever seen on that mountain. Fresh and very green and the cactus had such bright open flowers. Everyone was sad about why we were there, but everyone was surprised at what a beautiful day. The balloons headed straight to the top of the mountain. Steve always walked to the top in search of the perfect deer. Going home his dad had a blow-out. It was just a few feet away from where we waited for the sheriff the day we found Steve. It was as if he did'nt want us to leave. That is just one more way Steve proved he was there that day...
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