Was a middleweight boxing contender during the 1930s and 1940s and Went by the name of Golden Greek. My father was friends with him. They worked at the Washington Post. Dad says Steve had hands like "ham hocks". One day they were horsing around at work pretending to box, dad gave him a smack on the side of the head and Steve returned with a slug to dads upper arm. Dad says laughingly " Boy , is that all you got?" And then went into the locker room and cried while putting cold rags on his arm! Another story, Dad's grandfather, John Raymond Walker drove up one day to see Steve leaning against a pole smoking a cigarette. Steve was about 15-16 years old. He slammed the car in park, jumped out and grabbed Steve and threw him in the back with Johns two Bulldogs and drove in front of the Precinct and said " The next time I see your punk ass smoking I am bringing you in there!" Steve told dad he was scared to death of John Raymond and never smoked again!
Steve was also named after a little brother that died in 1913 aged 1 years old. He is buried in Minersville Cemetery in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
His daughter Joan Stephanie Ross died Nov. 17, 1999 #24597103 Trinity Memorial Garden
Steve was also named after a little brother that died in 1913 aged 1 years old. He is buried in Minersville Cemetery in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
His daughter Joan Stephanie Ross died Nov. 17, 1999 #24597103 Trinity Memorial Garden
Was a middleweight boxing contender during the 1930s and 1940s and Went by the name of Golden Greek. My father was friends with him. They worked at the Washington Post. Dad says Steve had hands like "ham hocks". One day they were horsing around at work pretending to box, dad gave him a smack on the side of the head and Steve returned with a slug to dads upper arm. Dad says laughingly " Boy , is that all you got?" And then went into the locker room and cried while putting cold rags on his arm! Another story, Dad's grandfather, John Raymond Walker drove up one day to see Steve leaning against a pole smoking a cigarette. Steve was about 15-16 years old. He slammed the car in park, jumped out and grabbed Steve and threw him in the back with Johns two Bulldogs and drove in front of the Precinct and said " The next time I see your punk ass smoking I am bringing you in there!" Steve told dad he was scared to death of John Raymond and never smoked again!
Steve was also named after a little brother that died in 1913 aged 1 years old. He is buried in Minersville Cemetery in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
His daughter Joan Stephanie Ross died Nov. 17, 1999 #24597103 Trinity Memorial Garden
Steve was also named after a little brother that died in 1913 aged 1 years old. He is buried in Minersville Cemetery in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
His daughter Joan Stephanie Ross died Nov. 17, 1999 #24597103 Trinity Memorial Garden
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