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Steven

Transposition of Great Vessels


Camron with Steven
Steven B. Nowaczyk (1981-2008)

A wonderfully talented and creative young man, Steven passed away at the age of 26 on Friday, March 28 of 2008, after having been born on April 24, 1981, in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Steven was the son of Steve and Penny Nowaczyk and the brother of Joshua Nowaczyk and Roger Garrett. Steven was the loving father of Camron Nowaczyk, age 5, whom he had sole custody and support of. He lived in Muncie, Indiana and graduated from Winchester Community High School in 1999. Steven loved wrestling, UFC, football (Go Colts!), fishing, playing basketball with his younger brother (Josh), and music. Some of his closest friends also knew him to be a great poet and artist. He loved to have fun and spend time with his family especially his son Camron, nephews Chase Garrett and Jaeden Nowaczyk, as well as his niece Paijah.

Unfortunately Steven was not able to spend the time he would have loved to have had with his latest niece, Leilianna Nowaczyk. All Steven wanted was to have a loving person to spend the rest of his life with, children to love, and a home to call his own in Florida.

Steven will be missed dearly by his loved ones, but he will never be forgotten. We will reunite with you soon.

Steven passed away in the Ross Heart Hospital of SIRS while awaiting an LVAD & Heart Transplant on March 28, 2008.

— Steven, posted by Steven's father (Indiana)


This article was last updated on September 16, 2008

  • Born: April 24, 1981
  • Diagnosis: Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Treatment: open heart surgery


 

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