What an outstanding bloke
I met Steve on grading. We then did survival training, EFT, and BFT together. He ran everywhere, normally in fancy dress, and preferably up unfeasibly steep mountains. Who can forget the story of him dancing with Geri Halliwell on stage in blonde wig and all the gear to enormous cheers from all the lads at the show - he'd of course taken the fancy dress in preference to half his other kit.
Though he and the family had moved to NZ not long after he left the RM he was never far from the thoughts of those who knew him. He will be much missed, as a great bloke with just the right balance in life.
We'll miss you, mate.