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Obit posted by: Janet Laubhan Flickinger
Jun 16, 1927 - Mar 7, 2015
http://www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com/
Richard Neil (Dick) Steed was born June 16, 1927, in Norman, Oklahoma, to Thomas Jefferson Steed and Hazel Bennett Steed and he died on March 7, 2015.At the age of six months,
his family moved to Shawnee. He lived there until age 17 when he joined the
Navy (achieving the rank of Quarter Master) and served during World War II. His
next adventure was working in his father’s Congressional office in Washington,
DC, while making plans to prepare for a career in law. After completing pre-law
at OBU, Dick returned to Norman to attend OU Law School. While in law school,
he was named a member of Order of the Coif. In 1952, he graduated with the
highest grade point ever made at that time.
Dick then returned to Shawnee to open his own law office where he practiced
until 1989. He then served as General Counsel for Empire Funding Corporation of
Texas from 1989-2005. He was proud to be a member of the Oklahoma, Colorado,
and Texas Bar Associations.
Dick Steed married Jona Kay Low Smith in 1992. They lived in Houston and then
Austin, Texas. When they retired, they moved to Ajijic, Chapala, Mexico.
They returned to Norman in 2007. Dick worked hard and played hard. He loved OU
sports, skiing (skiing his last run in 2013), scuba diving, sailing in the
British Virgin Islands, and golf. He especially enjoyed sharing these
activities with family and friends.
Dick was predeceased by his parents, brother Roger Steed, and son-in-law Robert K. Hoffman.
He is survived by the love of his life, Jona Kay Low Steed of
Norman, and his children Roger Neil Steed (Jean) of Birmingham, Michigan;
Katherine Vander Woude (Rick) of Evergreen, Colorado; and Marguerite Steed
Hoffman of Dallas, Texas; stepsons Dr. Craig S. Smith (Julie Knox) of
Gainesville, Florida, and Justin Low Smith (Kelly) of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dick was the proud grandfather of eight girls! Kelly, Rachel, and Sarah Steed
of Birmingham, Michigan; Kate Hoffman of Dallas, Texas; Emma and
Grace Vander Woude, of Evergreen, Colorado; and Sloan and Allison
Smith of New Orleans, Louisiana; and his three dogs, Jill, Fred, and Jack.
A special thanks goes to Terri McGee and Jennifer Dunford for their loving care
during the last few months. Thanks also goes to McCortney Family Hospice.
Services are pending at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 235 W. Duffy in Norman,
Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Meals On Wheels
of Norman or St. John’s Episcopal Church.
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