Steve Stevens, 68, of Newcastle, died suddenly on July 13. Steve was born on Oct. 11, 1939, in Providence, R.I. After graduating from high school, he relocated to San Francisco, Cal. where he owned and operated the Steve Stevens Employment Agency for 20 years. He also attended UC, Berkeley. Steve was a person of great compassion and generosity of spirit. Steve gave care and comfort to AIDS patients, often seeing them through to the end of life. He participated in many community service activities during his years in California. Steve settled in Maine in the early 1980s, where he lived in a number of communities including Liberty, Rockland, and Camden.
Steve s life was in many ways a self-created work of art. He traveled around the world and made friends everywhere. He loved jewelry, especially diamonds, books, good food, chocolate, thrift shops, bicycling, and dogs. Steve was a bibliophile of broad interests and had previously owned the Dooryard Bookstore in Camden and Rockland. He also had residences in Vermont, California, New York City, England, and Paris.
Steve was a beloved member of a large and loving family. He is pre-deceased by his mother, Doris Shatkin and his long-time canine companion, Drew Shatkin.
He is survived by his father, Morris Shatkin, of Wilmington, Del.; two brothers, Dr. Aaron Shatkin of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Leon Shatkin, of Springfield, Mass.; two sisters, Frances Yarlas of Delray Beach, Fla. and Marla Shatkin Margolis of Natick, Mass.; two brothers-in-law, Donald Yarlas and Dr. Henry Margolis; two sisters-in-law, Joan Shatkin and Nancy Shatkin; four nephews, Gregory Shatkin, Jason Shatkin, Dr. Seth Margolis, and Joshua Shatkin-Margolis, nieces, Beth Heggan, Amie Yarlas-Rutstein, Rhonda Hathaway, Dr. Lesley Shatkin, Abigail Shatkin-Margolis, and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services 2 p.m., Thurs., July 17 at the Strong Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta. Burial will follow at the Jewish cemetery in Rockland, at the Berliawsky-Small Cemetery. Steve’s family invites his friends to join them in sitting Shiva at the Cod Cove Inn from 6-7:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Steve’s memory be made to Oxfam, 226 Causeway St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Strong Funeral Home.
