I met Steve around the end of 1978 when we both volunteered to help work on a new community center across from the Colosseum in Phoenix. Steve helped me in hanging some paneling. Thereafter he always referred to me as "the carpenter" whenever he heard my voice. We worked out at the same gym, and attended some of the same social gatherings over the next few years.
Though he lived in a world of perpetual darkness, Steve was fearless in negotiating the sighted world around him. He needed no other help than his cane. On my way to work I occasionally saw him waiting at a bus stop near where he lived. I was always impressed by his courage.
Enjoy the light and color of your new world Steve!
Kent Myrick
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Obituary from the AZ Republic 30 July 2014:
Stephen Roland Archambault passed away in his sleep joining his parents and sister on July 28, 2014. He was born June 20, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Roland E. Archambault and Precille M. Archambault. Handicapped from birth, Steve struggled throughout his life but managed to live on his own terms. Now he is free of his handicaps and in a better place.
Having never married, he is survived by his siblings; Robert E. Archambault of El Mirage, AZ, Michael L. and wife Charla J. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Joan L. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Diane Kurtz and husband Ken of Coldwater, MI, and Marvin Mayson (Marie's husband) of Teague, Texas. He also has many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews who will miss his humor.
A viewing at Messinger Fountain Hills Funeral Home for friends and family will be held from 1:00-2:00 pm followed by a service at 2:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014. A private burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that any donations be sent to the Arizona Chapter for the Blind in honor of Steve Archambault.
Though he lived in a world of perpetual darkness, Steve was fearless in negotiating the sighted world around him. He needed no other help than his cane. On my way to work I occasionally saw him waiting at a bus stop near where he lived. I was always impressed by his courage.
Enjoy the light and color of your new world Steve!
Kent Myrick
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Obituary from the AZ Republic 30 July 2014:
Stephen Roland Archambault passed away in his sleep joining his parents and sister on July 28, 2014. He was born June 20, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Roland E. Archambault and Precille M. Archambault. Handicapped from birth, Steve struggled throughout his life but managed to live on his own terms. Now he is free of his handicaps and in a better place.
Having never married, he is survived by his siblings; Robert E. Archambault of El Mirage, AZ, Michael L. and wife Charla J. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Joan L. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Diane Kurtz and husband Ken of Coldwater, MI, and Marvin Mayson (Marie's husband) of Teague, Texas. He also has many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews who will miss his humor.
A viewing at Messinger Fountain Hills Funeral Home for friends and family will be held from 1:00-2:00 pm followed by a service at 2:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014. A private burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that any donations be sent to the Arizona Chapter for the Blind in honor of Steve Archambault.
I met Steve around the end of 1978 when we both volunteered to help work on a new community center across from the Colosseum in Phoenix. Steve helped me in hanging some paneling. Thereafter he always referred to me as "the carpenter" whenever he heard my voice. We worked out at the same gym, and attended some of the same social gatherings over the next few years.
Though he lived in a world of perpetual darkness, Steve was fearless in negotiating the sighted world around him. He needed no other help than his cane. On my way to work I occasionally saw him waiting at a bus stop near where he lived. I was always impressed by his courage.
Enjoy the light and color of your new world Steve!
Kent Myrick
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Obituary from the AZ Republic 30 July 2014:
Stephen Roland Archambault passed away in his sleep joining his parents and sister on July 28, 2014. He was born June 20, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Roland E. Archambault and Precille M. Archambault. Handicapped from birth, Steve struggled throughout his life but managed to live on his own terms. Now he is free of his handicaps and in a better place.
Having never married, he is survived by his siblings; Robert E. Archambault of El Mirage, AZ, Michael L. and wife Charla J. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Joan L. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Diane Kurtz and husband Ken of Coldwater, MI, and Marvin Mayson (Marie's husband) of Teague, Texas. He also has many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews who will miss his humor.
A viewing at Messinger Fountain Hills Funeral Home for friends and family will be held from 1:00-2:00 pm followed by a service at 2:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014. A private burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that any donations be sent to the Arizona Chapter for the Blind in honor of Steve Archambault.
Though he lived in a world of perpetual darkness, Steve was fearless in negotiating the sighted world around him. He needed no other help than his cane. On my way to work I occasionally saw him waiting at a bus stop near where he lived. I was always impressed by his courage.
Enjoy the light and color of your new world Steve!
Kent Myrick
*********************
Obituary from the AZ Republic 30 July 2014:
Stephen Roland Archambault passed away in his sleep joining his parents and sister on July 28, 2014. He was born June 20, 1948 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Roland E. Archambault and Precille M. Archambault. Handicapped from birth, Steve struggled throughout his life but managed to live on his own terms. Now he is free of his handicaps and in a better place.
Having never married, he is survived by his siblings; Robert E. Archambault of El Mirage, AZ, Michael L. and wife Charla J. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Joan L. Archambault of Fountain Hills, AZ, Diane Kurtz and husband Ken of Coldwater, MI, and Marvin Mayson (Marie's husband) of Teague, Texas. He also has many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews who will miss his humor.
A viewing at Messinger Fountain Hills Funeral Home for friends and family will be held from 1:00-2:00 pm followed by a service at 2:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014. A private burial at Paradise Memorial Gardens, 9300 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale will follow. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that any donations be sent to the Arizona Chapter for the Blind in honor of Steve Archambault.
