Steven E. Gay

ST. PAUL – Steven E. Gay, 20, of St. Paul died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, as the result of a motor vehicle accident south of St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Ray Kosmicki will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be Wednesday, one hour before time of service at the church. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of arrangements. Steven was born on August 6, 1987, at Grand Island, as the son of Gary and Kay (Schenck) Gay. He is survived by his parents, Gary and Kay Gay; two brothers, Colin and Brian Gay of St. Paul; and his grandmothers, Tillie Schenck and Edna Gay, both of St. Paul. Steven grew up in St. Paul and attended St. Paul Elementary School. He then attended Palmer High School where he was a 2007 graduate. In high school he played basketball all four years, golf for one year and was on the yearbook staff. This past summer he worked for Matt Joseph as a farmhand. He was currently employed at Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches in Grand Island. He was enrolled at Central Community College in Hastings and was to begin classes in January 2008. Steven was a baptized member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. He loved all sports, music and video games and was an avid Duke Blue Devils basketball fan and a Michigan football fan. Steven always enjoyed being around kids. He was preceded in death by his two grandfathers, Eddie Schenck and Everett Gay. In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials are suggested to the family.