The USAFA Prep School class of 1970 lost JOHN STEVEN DICK on 16 August 2011 in Cordova, Alaska. 

 

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Born October 10, 1951, in Buffalo, NY, Steve passed away August 16, 2011 in a plane accident in Cordova, Alaska. Steve was raised in Kansas City and graduated from Shawnee Mission South in 1969. All throughout high school, he was a member of the Carriage Club hockey team. He attended the Air Force Academy and graduated from the University of Kansas with a journalism degree. He worked for WDAF Channel 4 TV and KMBZ radio in Kansas City, and was employed as Media Conference Manager at St. Francis Health System in Tulsa, OK, for 33 years. Steve was a passionate, experienced outdoorsman and photographer who shared his enthusiasm with his wife, family, and friends. He never met a stranger, and was a loyal and loving friend to all. Predeceased by his father, Harry, he is survived by his mother, Shirley, of Overland Park, KS, his wife Jane, and his sister, Robin.