Steven John Haver

Steven John Haver July 19, 1960 - November 6, 2024 Steve Haver has embarked on his next adventure. After 64 years of perpetual motion, Steve passed away in Jacksonville, FL. Steve was born in Detroit, MI to Harold and Karen (McGowan) Haver, both deceased. He spent his formative years in the midwest where he spent his youth getting into mischief, usually with other guys named Steve. He was raised in Edina, MN and Mason City, IA. Steve was married to Karen (Meyers) Haver with whom he shared many adventures during their 20-year marriage. He was grateful that she agreed to run away to sea with him and enjoyed the adventures of 5 years in the Caribbean aboard their ketch, SoulShine. SoulShine allowed them to create a home and explore new cultures while fixing the boat in exotic locations. He spent lockdown watching frigate birds in Dominica, had a djembe handmade for him in the Grenadines, played at island music jams, watched whales breaching as the sun set, and made lifelong friends on land and at sea up and down the island chain. Steve is the proud father of Jeremy Haver, fiance of Dia Zamorano Washington, DC and Kelsey Haver, wife of Captain Ross Greenhill of Bicester, UK. He considers it to be one of his greatest accomplishments that his children are smarter and better people than he'll ever be. Steve always considered himself a "Building Guy." He worked construction projects in his youth but aspired to be "One of those guys with a walky-talky backstage at concerts." He worked his way up from production assistant and runner to project manager and general manager of arenas and performing arts centers. During his time in show business, along with wandering with a walky-talky, he played ping pong with Jon Bon Jovi and drove artists like Billy Joel, Joan Jett, and the Everly Brothers. He is one of the few who remember the night that Def Leppard ordered six strippers and a pony to their dressing room at a concert after-party, a story whose details he took to the grave. Paul Anka once sang to him on the phone, and he helped David Brubeck to the stage at one of his final concerts. He was proud to have moved from leasing buildings one night at a time to leasing and selling commercial real estate and grateful for the opportunities and experience gained there. He was also proud of his work for the City of Reading, PA working in the Community Development office and federal housing programs even though he did not play politics well. Steve continued consulting on these programs for Habitat for Humanity of Berks County until shortly before his death. Steve served on several boards, committees, and neighborhood associations throughout his life and worked to do his part to improve his community. Prior to sailing, Steve's hobbies included working on his and Karen's 125-year-old home and gardening. His love of gardening brought him national attention for his million-dollar bail for his experiment in hydroponic gardening of a few small, but wacky, plants. In addition to his wife and children, Steve is survived by his sister Susie Lye, wife of John, and his former wife, the mother of his children, Kristyne Scheibeler, wife of Mark. He is also survived by an ungrateful cat G.G., one of several he rescued during his lifetime. Steve received his engineering degree from Iowa State after eleven years in Ames, IA and waited an additional 20 years to get his MBA from Penn State University. He is a lifelong member of Lambda Chi Alpha. Steve will be cremated per his request. Celebrations of his life will be held at the family's convenience in places that were special to him. Those interested in honoring him should find a glass of Rhum Vieux and toast at sunset. His wife also encourages his healthier friends to, please, donate blood and/or platelets; Steve received over 200 bags of platelets and 70 bags of blood during the course of his leukemia treatment this year. To paraphrase the great bard of the beach, "Some of it's magic, some of it's tragic, he had a good life all the way."