- Date Of Birth: January 26, 1951
- Date Of Death: October 27, 2022
- State: Maryland
Steven Robert Ross, loving husband, brother, father, grandfather, and uncle, passed away at his home surrounded by family on October 27, 2022, at the age of 71.
Steve was born on January 26, 1951 to Robert and Rose Ross, and raised in the Wilson Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland with his siblings, Charles and Mary. He attended Kenwood High School, Essex Community College and the University of Maryland College Park, and studied the emerging field of computer programming. He built a career as a systems analyst and database developer and became an expert in early computer programming languages.
Steve met Patricia (Patti) Goeller in the early 1970s and they dated for nearly a decade before marrying in 1980. They had two children, Lauren (DeWerd) and Bobby. Steve unexpectedly lost Patti, the love of his life, in 1997. He dedicated the rest of his life to raising and providing for Lauren and Bobby, instilling in them the importance of education, financial stability, and above all, personal integrity. He became a Pop-Pop in 2017, and adored his grandchildren Goeller (5) and Josephine (1).
Friends may greet the family from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Steve bravely fought both leukemia and liver cancer with the excellent support and world-class expertise of Johns Hopkins Hospital. The family would like to express their sincere and profound gratitude for the dignified and attentive care received from the team at Hopkins as well as Gilchrist Hospice Care.
