Steve Matich

We understand Steve has touched so many people's lives in so many ways. He is one of a kind and you will never know or find a man like him. - Ginger Matich

• First and foremost, he LOVED his family. His wife, JJ, his kids Crystal and Kenneth, his grandkids Cash and Colby, his sister Danitsa, his kid's partners: Ally and Curtis. He put them above everything every single day - THEY WERE HIS LIFE.
• Dedicated friend: whenever you needed him he was there: attending sporting events, concerts, family functions, BBQs, and bantering back and forth with humor and politics 
• Die-hard SF Giants and 49er fan 
• BA in Political Science and minor in Business
• Lover of lobster buffets - Boomtown Buffet!
• Lover of all food - especially desserts!
• Simple man with simple taste who looked out for everyone else but himself
• Knows the words to every song - every.single.song. 
• PROUD DEMOCRAT - a fighter for injustice 
• Money saver extraordinaire 
• Collector of Harbor Freight mini flashlights 
• Lover of a bargain deal
• Belt stretcher! 
• Fiercely opposed to tight collars on shirts 
• Butt crack always showing 
• Hated technology - loved reading the paper 
• Wrote everything down in the palms of his hands (his own version of a palm pilot)
• Great short game
• Vinyl collector 
• HATED cooked bell peppers
• Favorite music: Stevie Ray Vaughn, any blues music, Led Zepplin, Tower of Power, pure funk, Cool n the Gang, Garth, Beatles, Prince, and so many more!
• Shower singer
• Master Peacock
• Plastic bag suitcase 
• Fact man, soaked up knowledge like a sponge
• Beat his son in every pingpong game (almost every game)
• Press Democrat letters to the editor mastermind
• Coupon collector 
• Chocolate mousse! Cherry Pie! Mmmmm...
• Donated to every homeless person he saw
• "Say it how it is man" 
• Dishwasher arranger extraordinaire
• 30 year blood donor! 
•  Thickest wallet known to mankind!
• Steve-isms: "There's more in the store", "Hey, what goes on here".
• Waterfall chaser 
• Master griller!  
• Overall, best dad, PopPop, and husband

Steve's ashes will be scattered in Northern California this summer; a place where he spent many years boating with his family at Whiskeytown Lake/Redding, CA and many family memories in Tulelake, CA.  

If you would like to make a donation in memory of Steve Matich, please donate to any of the following foundations: The Breast Cancer Fundraiser the Democratic Party or The Livingroom Santa Rosa (Services of women and children who are experiencing homelessness).