Steven Allen Taylor

Missouri. He was born on February 4, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri to Bill and Opal Taylor.

Steve attended Excelsior Springs High School and William Jewell College and was a member of

the Sigma Nu fraternity. He was a lifelong public servant who dedicated himself to bettering his

community. He was a Firefighter/EMT for the City of Excelsior Springs and the City of Holton

Kansas; an Officer, Detective, and School Resource Officer for the Excelsior Springs Police

Department; a Police Officer with the City of Holton Kansas a Deputy Sheriff/School Resource

Officer with the Clay County Sheriff's Department, and an educator and board member with the

Excelsior Springs School District. After retirement he served as a COVID response volunteer

with the Mid-America Regional Council as a planning officer.

Outside of his professional life, Steve was an avid sports fan, and continued his education

of kids working as a basketball and football referee, a women's basketball coach, a member of

the Quarterback Club and was a talented gardener. When not cheering on the Kansas City

Chiefs, watching aviation videos on YouTube, or enjoying a Diet Coke, he could likely be found

striking up conversations with strangers and attempting to determine which friends and relatives

they might have in common. Steve's motto was that "he never met a stranger". He was a warm

and welcoming presence to all who knew him, and he will be sorely missed.

Steve is predeceased by his mother, Opal Alice Taylor, and father, Billie Eugene Taylor,

and his grandparents James L Taylor, Nina May Alleman/Taylor, George Tussey, and Ethan

Chapell/Tussey. He is survived by his four children Jeff Taylor (Alana), Brad Taylor (Meranda),

Kevin Taylor, and Susan Orlowski (Spencer); his grandchildren, Allison Cummings, William

Taylor, Ethan Ross-Taylor, Brent Taylor, Brody Taylor, Brynnley Taylor, and Annelise

Orlowski; his great-granddaughter, Gwenivyr Cummings; and sister Barbara Morris.

Steve’s services will be held on April 27th with a visitation from 9:00 till 11:00 and a

memorial service from 11:00 to 12:00 at Winnetonka High School Auditorium, 5815 NE 48th St.

Kansas City MO, 64119.

In lieu of flowers, the family would ask that donations be made to the Excelsior Springs

Quarterback Club.