Roadrunner District, Longhorn Council

Here is the updated information from Steve’s wife, Brenda for the Celebration of Steve’s Life.

“Please join our family as we celebrate the life of our husband and father, Stephen Erwin, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. We will be meeting at 2:00 PM at Heritage Auctions (2801 W Airport Fwy, Irving, Texas). When you enter the building, you will need to get a guest ID tag from the reception staff. From there you’ll be directed to the Gallery. Daniel, Paige, and I are looking forward to hearing your memories of Steve. Please let me know if you’d like to attend. I’m hoping to get a VERY general count so we can have enough chairs (and cookies?). You can message me here on Facebook or email me at [email protected]”

It is with sad news to inform you that a dear friend and Scouter, Steve Erwin, has passed away on October 25th, 2023. (Jan 16, 1960 - October 25, 2023). Here is his wife Brenda’s Facebook message on October 26th. At her requests, she asked me to share this info with you.
“This is Steve's wife, Brenda. I need to tell you all that last night I lost my best friend ever, my husband Steve, to a sudden heart attack. It happened so fast that we barely understood what was happening.
We will have a Celebration of Life in his hometown of Tulsa in a few weeks and then another one in the Dallas-Fort Worth area after that. I’ll post details as they are confirmed.

So many people have reached out with their stories of how Steve affected their lives, of kindnesses remembered, and of his wry and quirky sense of humor. Thank you for keeping Steve and us in your hearts. Brenda, Paige, and Danny”

Steve is survived by his wife Brenda, daughter Paige, and son Danny.
Steve was a scouter from 2006-2016.
He became a volunteer in the Cub Scout program when his son, Danny joined as a Tiger in 2006. He continued volunteering after his son left the program in 2011. He gave back to the Scouting program serving as an adult volunteer as a District Roundtable Commissioner and as Unit Commissioner. He has also served in many other positions including District Popcorn Chair, district training team for BALOO, BB/Archery instructor for many years while helping at district Twilight Camp, Council Cub Fun Day, and Tiger Cub Adventure Day. Steve earned his Wood Badge Beads as a Beaver. He also received many awards from the Roadrunner District that included Training Knot, Commissioner Arrowhead, the Roadrunner District Spark Plug Award, and District Award of Merit.
Steve had many talents - he created graphics for scout posters and scout event marketing materials. He designed the very first Longhorn Council Popcorn Kick Off t-shirt in 2015. See the photo in this post for him wearing it.
Steve was a friend to many scouters who worked with him on so many levels. He was the great example of our scouting slogan “Do a Good Turn Daily”. We will miss him but will keep Steve in our memories.

“The local Celebration of Life will be on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. The location will be Heritage Auctions, 2801 W. Airport Fwy, Irving Texas. I haven't nailed down the time yet, but it will be in the afternoon.”said Brenda.