Stephen Rourke, 1959-2010, RIP

[Beth Sweet]

Wow, I don't even know what to say... I got to meet Steve on a number of occasions and this is a major loss. What a great man who did great things. 1114, my heart goes out to all of you tonight.

[Rich Kressly]

I met Steve for the first time in Atlanta, 2007 and had already known what a difference maker he was at that time. Karthik and I were serving on the FVC GDC together and I remember Karthik being really excited to introduce Steve and I. It was field side on DaVinci and I remember it like it was yesterday. I knew right then that I had just met one of the real giant difference-makers in FIRST and his humble and friendly style is something we all could learn from.

Steve Rourke made a strong impression with me in the few minutes I had to interact with him on two total occasions in my life. It's certainly a sad day for me, and I can't imagine how hard this must be for all in his family and the Niagara FIRST and GM FIRST families.

Best wishes to all who knew Steve in this most difficult of times.