Steven C King

Steven Charles King, 57, of Cape Coral, Florida, passed away unexpectedly from diabetes complications, in his sleep, Saturday October 17th 2020.
Steve was born in Chicago Illinois, October 25, 1962, to Rosemary and Charles King. Just before Steve’s 6th birthday, in October of 1968, the family moved to the new little town of Cape Coral Florida. Steve, along with his brothers Scott and Ken, played baseball, football, basketball and soccer. Steve was one of the first players on the famous Cape Coral Tornado’s Traveling Soccer Team from 1977 to 1981. Steve was an allstar athlete all through out his childhood and through High School. He Scored the first ever touchdown for the very first game of the brand new Cape Coral High School in 1979. The Game ball remains in the trophy case to this day at Cape High. In 1987 Steve continued Baseball by creating and organizing the Cub’s Semi Pro League at Terry Park in Fort Myers. As a young father, he shared his love of sports with his children by coaching their teams and later announcing their games. Steve attended Cape Coral Elementary School, Caloosa Middle School, North Fort Myers High School, and was the very first graduating class of Cape Coral High School Class of 1980. He played baseball while attending Jacksonville University, and earned his AA degree from Catabawa Technical College where he studied irrigation and horticulture.
Steve married Sherry Medford in 1983, and later moved to Lake City, Florida with their 3 children Hillery, Dustin, and Stephanie, in 1997, where he was a college professor at Lake City Community College as he spear headed a new course subject teaching Irrigation and Golf Course Maintenance. The first of it’s kind in the country. Steve worked his entire adult life in irrigation and landscaping, and was also a part of the family business of King Landscape and Sod owned by his brothers Scott and Ken. He was an expert in irrigation and took water conservation seriously, and promoted the importance of preserving the Florida aquifers.
Steve was larger than life with his charismatic personality and always made people laugh. He loved to play golf, and attend ball games when ever he could. Steve loved reunions with all his friends from childhood from that little town of Cape Coral that had 10,000 residents in 1968 and grew to over 200,000 residents counted in 2020.
Steve was proceeded in death by his mother Rosemary King who passed in 2006.
Steve is survived by his 3 loving children, Hillery Maher (Kevin), Dustin King (Joanna), Stephanie King (Sherman) and their loving mother Sherry. Also 8 beautiful grand children, Cody Long, Shane Maher, Chase Maher, Kullen Gentry, Stella Rose King, Rocco King, and Sebastian Gentry. His father Charles King, and his 2 brothers; Scott King (Maggie) and Ken King, and his favorite sister Kathy King Lilly (Chris). His nieces and nephews: Christina Keegan (Andy), Courtney Brooks, Alex Whitlock (Carla), Michael King, Melissa King, Matthew King, Mark King, Ashley Santana (Danny), Victoria Rose Lilly, Valerie Lilly. As well as 7 grand nieces and nephews. His Uncle and Mentor Richard Naccarato (Karen), Uncle Ralph Naccarato, and his Aunt Jeannie Michalski. Over a hundred loving cousins too numerous to mention with special notations to his closest cousins, Mike Formosa, Susan Pampinella Ortega and Johnny Naccarato.
A Celebration of Life for Steve King will be held Saturday, October 24th, 2020, starting at 12 noon, at the Cape Coral Elk’s Lodge located at 850 Lafayette St, Cape Coral, FL 33904. In lieu of flowers, please write your favorite memories of Steve so special memory books can be made for his grandchildren.