Chad Stecker Obituary
The world bids farewell to Chad Stecker (Traverse City, Michigan), departing on August 18, 2025 at the age of 34. Chad leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid Chad farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Chad is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He is survived by: his mother Joanne Butzier (Stecker); his stepfather Bruce Butzier; his father Rick Stecker (Paula Pioch); his siblings, Brittany Mason (Joshua), Jon Butzier (Elizabeth), Julie Defever (Patrick) and Jean Cameron (Chris); his nephew Jack Pioch Jr. (Brittney); and his niece Kristi Siegel. He is also survived by his many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins.
The family requests that those who wish to honor Chad Stecker's memory consider making a donation in his name to one of the following organizations: - The Nature Conservancy at preserve.nature.org - Traverse Area Community Sailing - Adaptive Sailing at http://www.tacsailing.org.
