CALAIS – Robert “Bob” Steadman, 83, went home to be with the Lord Sept. 15, 2007. Bob was born Feb. 11, 1924, in Cambridge, Mass. Bob attended schools in Calais and joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 during World War II and served on many ships. After leaving the Navy in 1946, he joined the Hialeah Fire Department, Hialeah, Fla. He retired from there in 1976, with 24 years of service after serving as fire marshall, head of Hialeah Fire Department Credit Union and then retired as the district chief. He moved back to Calais after retirement and served as mayor and city councilor for seven years and was on the planning board for three years. His first love was working for the Lord. Bob was a member of Baring Baptist Church for 22 years, then he became a member of the First Congregational Church, Calais, where he actively served for the last five years, he was assistant treasurer, trustee and deacon. Bob was a Mason for 40 years. He was an active member of the VFW Post No. 9779. He was very active in his community and was very patriotic. Bob enjoyed people and was happiest when he had a house full of family and friends. He was known for his hard work ethic and his enthusiasm for life and if he knew you well, most often he would greet you with a little dance! He will be greatly missed by so many. He was predeceased by his father, William Steadman; his mother, Nina B. Steadman; and a brother, John Steadman and his wife, “Bunny” Steadman. Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Beulah A. Steadman of Calais; and seven children, sons, Jimmy Steadman and his wife, Theresa, of Lake Placid, Fla., Shannon Steadman and Karen Yardley of Bangor, David Steadman and Caroline of Daytona Beach, Fla., and daughters, Carol Steadman of Pembroke Pines, Fla., GiGi Balas and husband, Paul Balas, of Naples, Fla., Bobbi Daggett and Jim Martell of Calais and Kim Johnson and husband, Bert Johnson, of LeHigh Acres, Fla.; grandchildren, Deana Steadman, Jimmy Steadman, Michael Gillette, Alyce Steadman, Danielle Steadman, Taylor Steadman, David Steadman, Daniel Steadman, Katie Steadman, P.J. Daggett, Lindsey Daggett, Andrew Johnson and Robert Paul Johnson; several great-grandchildren as well. Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Mays Funeral Home, 26 Church St., Calais. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at First Congregational Church, Calais Avenue, with the Rev. Mark Hatfield officiating. Those who wish to donate may do so to a charity that was close to him, St. Croix No. 1 Old Fire House Restoration, P.O. Box 413, Calais, ME 04619. Friends may pay tribute at www.maysfuneralhome.com <
ROBERT ‘BOB’ STEADMAN
