Stephen "Steve" Michael Shrout, age 59, of Houston, Texas passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021. Steve was born July 22, 1962 in Wichita, Kansas. Steve was a precocious child, known to figure out how to tell time by looking at the clock and dialing the phone number for the time of day. During his childhood, he loved playing all sports, picked up street hockey after moving to Houston, Texas. He and his best friends would make Monty Python themed movies. Living in the Alief area, Steve was active in Youth group in the Notre Dame Parish, attending CYO conferences. Also in High School, Steve played trombone, excelled in all of his classes, graduating in the top ten with honors. For college, Steve attended University of Texas graduating with a Chemical Engineering degree. His first job was for Texas Instruments in Dallas. While living in Dallas, he married his wife Elizabeth, whom he first met while in college, and later celebrated the birth of his first child, Phillip. When working next for Hitachi Semiconductors, Steve took up the Japanese language.
Work took Steve back to the Houston area, moving while Elizabeth was pregnant with their second child, Kathryn. His work frequently required travel, including Japan. The family has fond memories of a Japanese co-worker, Oachi, who precedes him in death. During his sales career, his work included companies based in Houston, Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and required temporary relocations to France and Kansas City, Kansas.
Steve was an avid golfer. Two priorities every weekend, even while traveling, included attending Mass and getting in a round of golf. During our membership at St Thomas More, Steve assisted with activities at the Parish school, was active with the Life Teen group, and became an Acolyte. Steve coached basketball and assisted with coaching Soccer and Baseball for both of his children, Kathryn and Phillip, throughout their childhood. When living in Kansas City, he continued involvement in the local parish, Ascension Parish by attending their Christ Renews His Parish retreat.
Steve also loved to enjoy a good meal. From his travels abroad, he experienced many different cuisines, and even learned how to prepare some himself, including Shabu Shabu. He taught his children to enjoy food, with his daughter Kathryn remembering trying sushi for the first time at age four. Steve and Elizabeth hosted over a decade of annual St. Patrick's Day parties, with traditional Irish dishes and enough green beer to stain Steve's teeth green.
Steve passed away after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Steve is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, son, Phillip J, and daughter, Kathryn and her husband Bradley Mistich, mother, Kay, brother, David, sister, Diane Witte. He is also survived by many Uncles, Aunts and cousins, nephews and niece. Steve is preceded in death by his father, Phillip Ray Shrout and his grandparents.
Visitation from 3-6 pm, with a Rosary at 5 pm, on Sunday, 1/2/22, at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home 4525 Bissonnet, Bellaire, TX 77401. The funeral Mass at 10:30 am will be celebrated on Monday 1/3/22 followed by a reception at St. Thomas More Parish Church 10330 Hillcroft, Houston, TX 77096. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery.
Donations in memoriam to Catholic Charities, CasaHope.org, FirstTee.org, Knights of Columbus or MD Anderson.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.earthmanbellaire.com for the Shrout family.
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