KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER (UPDATED WITH STEVE'S OBITUARY 29SEP11)

MY friend Pam just called me, her brother-in-law Steve was killed last night by a drunk driver in Chicago. He was crossing a street and was struck and killed. The driver is in custody. What a waste of life. He and Carol, Pam's sister, just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. They have 4 children. He was only 50 years old.  Just like that he is gone, because of a drunk driver. A DRUNK DRIVER. THINK ABOUT IT.

Stephen F. Dapogny
CHICAGO, ILL  – Stephen Francis Dapogny, 50, of 17705 NE 29th St., Redmond, Wash., died Saturday, September 24, 2011, in Chicago.
Born November 10, 1960 in San Jose, Calif., he was the son of Capt. Robert John Dapogny, USN, Retd., and  Barbara Schmid Dapogny of Pinehurst, N.C.
Steve received a BS degree in engineering from the University of Virginia, and an MS in management from Troy State University.  He was a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, having served for 9 years and 9 months as a Naval Flight Officer, attached to fixed wing squadron VA196, operating off of the U.S.S. Constellation, Training Command VT86 and Training and Reserve Squadron VA205. Steve was a volunteer with Evergreen Hospice, an activity he undertook after experiencing the compassion and support the program provided his family during his father’s illness. He was a member of  cascadebrewers Club and at the time of his death was enrolled in the International Diploma in Brewing Technology program at the Siebel Institute in Chicago, IL. 
He is survived by his wife Carol Anne Harvey Dapogny; three children, Alexander James Dapogny, Cynthia Louise Dapogny, and Margaret Jane Dapogny, all of Redmond; his mother; three brothers, Robert Dapogny of Secunda, South Africa, John Dapogny of Vienna, Va., and Thomas Dapogny of Roswell, Ga.; and two sisters, Jeannie Antos (Curt) of Aptos, Calif. and Denise Tolley (Gary) of Durham, N.C.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Mary Scarcliff and nephew Robert Scarcliff.
A beloved husband and father, Steve spent countless hours coaching and playing soccer in Vienna, Va and Gerrards Cross, England. He was known for his dry wit, compelling writing and patient listening, critical qualities for an at-home dad.
A memorial service will be held 1pm Friday, September 30th at the Memorial Chapel at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Va . A memorial service will be held at 2pm Saturday, October 1st in the chapel of Bear Funeral Home in Churchville, Virginia, with burial in Green Hill Cemetery, Churchville. 
Memorials may be directed to the Hospice Foundation of America at http://www.hospicefoundation.org/ and the International Mountain Biking Association at P.O. Box 7578, Boulder, CO 80306 or http://www.imba.com/.