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Joel posted a condolence
Monday, March 15, 2021
Steve was a foundation of local bridge, and his passing is a tremendous loss for Unit 106, District 3, and the entire ACBL. Much more than a world class bridge player, Steve fostered gatherings of bridge players, drawing in new players as well as experienced ones. Witty in conversation, churning out terrible but somehow funny daily jokes to end a lesson, Steve would always be there to answer a bridge question. His Life Master honor party games were significant events for many of us. I’ll always remember the night Pam, Joann, and I were honored. I said then that Steve provided a cornerstone of our bridge community, and the observation stands today. I only knew him through bridge, and for me as well as many many players, he always provided more than a “game.”
Joel Lipset
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Joyce Goldstein posted a condolence
Monday, March 15, 2021
Steve was so many things. A fiercely competitive bridge player when I first met him in the 1980's and yet he turned out to be as fierce a family man and willing to be more present with his wife and growing family as each year passed setting aside the most competitive parts of his bridge life in favor of his family life. And he was always happy to do it.
Steve - proud of his family proud of his wife.
I will always think of his quick smile and his little chuckle as one of his wry statements or jokes landed. I remember him at our many gatherings with his allocated beer in hand, enjoying it and enjoying the company. Taking part in the trivia quizzes on our Vermont trips after spending the day with the girls ice skating in Manchester. Batting balls on the tennis court a 3 hapless non-tennis players attempting to get his workout in. I will always remember him showing up on my last day of sitting shiva to walk around the block with me and help me re-enter the world. He was always there to answer a bridge question no matter how simple-minded. He was intrepid....traipsing up umpteen flights of stairs in Sienna to follow Amy at her double-times pace through Italy but able to sit over dinner and hear and tell the stories of the day.
A wealth of moments to remember and so much to be missed.
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Ralph posted a condolence
Monday, March 15, 2021
Steve Nellissen was a wonderful husband, father and friend. My two favorite memories of Steve are when he would carry his very young daughters to dance with them and his statement "Somebody needs to experience watching Amy enjoy travel so much; that person should be me.". His simple nickname for Amy was always "My love".
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Friday, March 12, 2021
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