Steven Hewitt (25 Jan 1957 - 21 Aug 2017)

In loving memory of Steven Hewitt who sadly passed away in his sleep on 21st August 2017, aged 60 years.
Loved by many, Family and Friends alike.

Steve grew up in Handsworth, Birmingham. By the time the family moved to Erdington in 1973 he had already left School and was working at the Co Op in Handsworth in the Stores – it was good money in those days!

Steve was never short of friends and the group of friends he made in Handsworth took him into his later years. Unfortunately, as in many cases, life takes over and slowly he lost touch but he did reminisce about them and the laughs they had.

As ever, he made new friends in Erdington, and had many laughs along the way too.

Steve always liked working with his hands and on the tools. In the early years he worked in construction – working on the motorways, digging up gas pipes (sometimes taking his life into his own hands). Later on he worked as a Roofer but that became too much the older he got (you wouldn’t believe the amount of times he fell off a roof – even breaking his ribs a couple of times (health and safety wasn’t so hot in those days!).

Steve liked to help the family out and offered his support with decorating, etc., when he was able. Steve always said that it was in the preparation – “if your preparation’s no good then the finish looks C..p !”

Steve was a bit of a maverick and had a touch of Peter Pan in him – especially with his youthful looks! He used to laugh that people couldn’t believe how old he was!

Steve had a cracking sense of humour and many people have told the family about his story telling about funny things he came across and anecdotes about his life.

Steve was many things to many people. He was the first to offer help to people who were facing difficult times, was kind hearted, loyal, a good listener - but could also be impatient, stubborn and, yes, downright bad tempered and argumentative! In some ways, he also used his humour to put up a front when life was difficult – that’s the way he was.

He did his best to roll with the punches in his life – and tried to believe that things could only get better. There were a number of things that Steve would have changed about his life but, as to regrets, he didn’t have many – he told his sister, Kay, that the future would take care of them if that was in “The Plan”.

In recent years, his eyesight deteriorated that bad that he was worried about not acknowledging people on the street – he never knew for certain who they were until they were close up. He smiled when he said that he probably walked past loads of people and never said hello, especially if they were across the road! So I suppose this is as good a time as any to relay his apologies if you were one of those people!

Steve told a number of people that he would love to go to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. He may see them from a different perspective, but we can all be happy he will get his chance now.