Steve Carlson, July 24, 1961 – August 9, 2009,by Paul Gray/CEO/RISE Adventures, Inc.
It has almost been a year since RISE lost a good friend and staff member, way too early in life. Steve helped establish RISE and led our hand cycling, fishing, and children’s hunting and camping programs. He is sorely missed. He was always proud of his involvement with the organization and the commitment to our mission. I believe Steve is in a better place now. I also believe things happen for a reason even though I struggle to understand why so early in life when he had so much to offer of himself to others. We have struggled with a fitting way to permanently memorialize Steve and his involvement with RISE. I am open to any and all suggestions that will keep his name and spirit alive. Please email me at pgray@riseadventures.org.
This link is last year’s memorial produced by Chris Goad.
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Dear Paul,
My sympathy about losing your dear friend. I always looked for him at events. He was a kind man.
I miss all you guys.
love,
cindy Pittman, Cedar hill
It is now 2 years since Steve left us, but it still feels like it was just yesterday.
My tears are not dried up and away. and there has not been a single day that
I have not thought of him. I still wake up during the night with tears in my eyes.
The hurt is neverending.
I miss you, son,
Love you,
Mom
I still think about Steve two years later! He would have been very proud of the hard work and effort it has taken to build RISE Adventures even bigger and better than we both imagined. Hopefully some day RISE willl have it's own center and can dedicate a wing to this very giving man that was here from the start. You are in a better place Steve but we know you are smiling big time on something very special!