John Gordon Steers

John Gordon Steers, age 41 of Fairfield, Connecticut, beloved husband of Katharine (Kate) Colangelo Steers and loving father of Cass and Teagan Steers, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 following a valiant fight with melanoma. Raised in Fairfield, John was educated at Fairfield Country Day School, Fairfield College Preparatory School and received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Carolina. John enjoyed traveling, ultimately visiting 49 states, after which he began his career in the financial industry. A tremendously talented athlete, he was a nationally ranked tennis player, an avid golfer and loved everything to do with fishing, hunting and the great outdoors. John found the love of his life when he met Kate and became an involved father and an active participant in his girls' activities. John had a strong love of family, and shared a very close relationship with his sister and his parents, with special admiration for his dad. In addition to his devoted wife and children, John is survived by his parents, Roger and Patricia Steers of Napa, CA, formerly of Fairfield; a sister, Lesley O'Connell and her husband Joseph of Westport, and his faithful Labrador, Otis. A memorial service celebrating John's life will be held Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church 1045 Old Academy Road, Fairfield. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Yale University with the Brain Metastasis Fund at Yale annotated in the memo (c/o Erin Shreve Yale School of Medicine P.O. Box 7611 New Haven, CT 06519). For information or to sign an online guest register please visit www.SpearMillerFuneralHome.com