justin steinhoff - Online Memorial Website

Hey Justin, I know we did not know each other for very long, but I miss you like crazy. I miss the way you use to make me laugh, and the way you could always keep a smile my face no matter how bad a mood I was in. My dad and Conner miss a lot to. You spent more time with them than you ever did me and you can tell that they are not the same without you. Just remember that you will never be forgotten, and we all miss you very much. We love you Justin!!

Justin, Sorry it took me so long to get on here, as you know...my business is crazy, but I LOVE YOU MAN!!!!   There were so many great memories, man.  Honestly...you were the only member of my family that I actually forgot was a family member...and I don't mean that in a bad way...  You were like a friend to me.  I can't think of anyone else like that.  You were my jetski buddy and my partner.  I was looking forward to going out with you again this summer.  It was amazing how crazy you were on the jetski and you turned so hard you flew off and skipped across the water at the black river beach in La Crosse like a rock.  You were never scared.

Then, I would say about a month or less before you died you came up to see me in Wisconsin Dells.  We decided that morning that you were coming up.  Well, that was a fun day.  I enjoyed showing you the dells and how it has changed. 

We went to the Tanger Mall (outdoors) and you couldn't smoke in there.  I thought it was funny because you didn't care and you did it anyway.  You always had that laid back cool attitude that I admired.  You just didn't care what anybody thinks, and I think we should all be more like Justin in that way.

Another great thing was driving down the strip with you and telling you about the waterparks and how you have to come up for the summer.

Then we went to IHOP for lunch, and the waitress was a hot European girl and she was flirting with you, man.   hahaha.  She heard us talking about the strip clubs in the Dells and said she loves it there.  ha. 

And you wanted to go over to the club.  :)

Well, then we were gonna go to La Crosse, you left...and then I ended up not going.  Now I wish I would have.  Seriously.  But, I love you man...and camping with you was amazing.  I loved when we sat out by the fire and drank those shmirnoffs at like 9 am.  You made my life mor complete.  I love you.  All I wish is I could have one more say to tell you how much you changed my life Justin.

Jeremy

I included a picture of my girlfriend with grandma.  I wish you could have met her :(    Your picture is on my refrigerator, she has seen you!

Love you big guy

Just, I think about you everyday, and shed tears because I miss you so much. I have your picture on my computer so I can talk to you everyday (even when I know you can't hear me.) But it gives me great consolation to see you smiling back at me. I am so deeply grateful to the Holy Spirit that He led you to Jesus Christ, and that you are now in Paradise with Jesus. For that I am prayerfully thankful. One day we will all be reunited with you, and until that time, my love for you remains. I love and miss you so very much.

Hey man,

It's hard to come to this site. I suck it up and come anyways to say that I love you. I shed some tears every time. When I talk about you, I talk about how you lived. That is what made you so special and is what I remember you for. I'm thinking about fishing right now. I'm excited that the ice is going to be gone soon. It won't be the same without my best fishing buddy though. I'm trying to share that special bond we had through fishing with others. No matter how many people I get to experience that bond, none will ever be as strong as the one you and I shared.

Your parents and sister have taken your ashes out to California to your favorite spot. I am hoping that will provide some closure for them. I am not with them physically, but I am with them and you in spirit.

Many things fade over time. My love for you is not one of them.

Justin,

You gave the World's Best Hugs.  I'll miss those.

Love to you,

Eileen

Dear Justin:

I just had to share a few wonderful memories I have of you.  I just was so impressed with your kindness and sincerity to your aunts & uncles.  You spoke to us on a respectful level and were always so complimentary.  I remember seeing you last winter when we came over to your house to watch a Packer game and you noticed that I got my hair cut & complimented me on that.  I was impressed with that.  Jim doesn't even notice when I get my hair cut.  You also were so kind about saying the brownies or the scotcheroos I made were good & you proved it by eating a few!!!   I also remember you showing me your i-phone and bringing up my favorite American Idol on it to watch (yes, I am a nerd, I really liked David Archuletta), but you didn't make fun of me for it.  What a wonderful young man you were and I was very proud and impressed to have you as a nephew.  I miss you a lot and think of you often.  Thank you for making such a lasting impression on me.  I will never forget you!!!

Love, Cindy

Hey Justin. Happy Holidays. This was the hardest Christmas of my life. I thought about you a lot. I got a new net. It is much bigger than my old one. I wish you would be here so I could land another fish for you with it and you could do the same for me. I wish we could be fishing once more and you could tell me another story about papa. In the coming year I'll have to catch a lot more fish because I have to catch them for me and you. I got some more stuff for camping too. I'm going to miss camping with you. We had so much fun doing that. Camping will never be the same now that you and I can't goof off around the campground and I can't stop you from almost driving off of that narrow boat ramp on Lake Neshonoc. I love you.

Justin I wanted to take the time to let you know how much I think of you, how much i miss ya! I always considered you to be an older brother to me, no questions asked you were part of my family.  I know your with John now and you guys are probably having a blast together! Keep eachother safe! I know you will both be waiting for us, watching over us and making sure we are safe! I want you to know that I miss you so much, there is not a day that goes by that I dont think of you, although I am sure you already know that! I will never forget the time you came and picked me up from school when I was sick and John would not come get me...I wasent really sick, lol we just went back to my house and we all hung out and watched tv.  We had a great time though! John, you, and I all just sat around all day! I will never forget times like that stieny! You will always be in my heart! I love you and Miss you! xoxoxoxoxo

O.K. Justin I am going to go to nana's house this morning. Everyother time I go there with out you, you call and say why did'nt you wake me up how much longer are you going to be there. And I say I will come home real soon and away I go. So if you want to go with me over there today get mov'en and I will talk to you over there talk to you soon. I miss you so much and I am really working on going to the next step for your Dad and Binz but it is so hard Just. LOVE YOU HUGS AND KISSES MOM

Hey Just! I miss you more than I ever thought was possible. I really feel like part of me is missing now that you are gone. But if you were here you wouldn't want me to be so sad. So I'm trying to focus on the memories and be grateful for the wonderful times that we had. This past year you have been the best brother a girl could ever have. To begin with I had emergency wisdom teeth removal the day before I had to move. So you got in your car with no hesitation and drove to Chicago to help me out. I was so scared before I got put under and you helped comfort me and assure me everything would be ok. You saw me cry with blood pouring out of my mouth and so swollen I looked like a chipmunk. I remember you went to the grocery store 5 times in one day just to get me what I needed. I could've never gotten through it without you Justin. Then a few months later I had surgery on my feet. Since I could barely walk you would bring me anything I needed, food and my "drug case" full of my pain medication, lol. You would even carry me up and down the stairs whenever I wanted to watch the big tv. We had so much fun together while I was home and I'm so thankful I had the surgery when I did. You had mentioned before each surgery how I was always there for you when you were sick when we were little. I would jump on your hospital bed and act like nothing was wrong and I'd be so happy. I was too young to understand how serious your cancer was so I never got sad. You always told me it helped you a lot that I was so positive. I felt like during both of these surgeries you really paid me back for that. I honestly can't imagine going through either of them without your love and support. Like I said I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have had a brother as amazing as you. I promise to always keep you alive in my memories and continue to turn to you for advice and guidance. A bond like ours never goes away and even though you aren't physically here I know you are always with me in spirit. Your one and only, Binz

Sometimes words aren't enough. Not enough to say I love you, not enough to say I miss you and certainly not enough to say how much I thank God for sharing you with the world,and being a part of our family.

There hasn't been a day that has gone by that I didn't think of you. I thought of you as someone special, at times I thought of you as a brother rather than a cousin.

Today I think of you as a teacher, you have taught me although you may have all the time in the world every day, every minute, every second counts. You taught me that it's important to tell your family you love them, everytime you leave home, and before you hang up the phone. You taught me that life is precious, don't say you're going to do something....do it, don't say that someday you will get there...go there. It is amazing how hind sight can be 20/20. 

Thank you.

I Love you Justin

Yesterday I passed someone on the street that looked so much like you, Justin, that I did a double take. It makes me wonder if you are still around, at least in spirit, continuing on your quest of travels. There were many places you had gone that you could not help but talk about with awe, be it the redwoods of Humbold or the Beaches of Orange county. The beauty and peace of those places stayed with you, and I am sure a piece of you stayed there too, just to take it in a bit longer. May your spirit wander until it is content. That is, of course, in between Packer games.

Yesterday I was thinking about that time when I asked you "What are we going to do today?" You said, "The same thing we do every day, Pinky. Try to take over the world." That cracked me up. It did every time I asked you that question too. I'm going to miss those times, but looking back at them I can't help but smile. I may be sad now, but to get to here I had to be happy. Had I not been so happy I would not be so sad now. My sadness is a mark of just how much I loved you and all of the good times we shared.

Hey Justin. I've been thinking about you a lot today. I still miss you do much. I was telling a friend today about the time we were trying to take out Phil's boat and you fell in the water. I've never seen you move so fast. In the spring that water must have been so cold. I'm glad your iphone didn't break. That memory brought a much needed laugh.

I was thinking of the time we rented a cabin at Jellystone. I remember rolling up towels and hitting each other with them and all those times spent in the waterpark. I remember hanging out and throwing the old pigskin around. It was great just being with you and the picture with my brother, you, and I took together is one of my favorite pictures. It is currently my default picture on facebook and when I created my facebook it was my first default picture.

I remember catching the biggest crappie of my life with you this summer. You and I went out to some spots Art had shown you and we weren't catching anything. I remember him calling us and we picked him up at the boat landing. He took us to one spot because someone other guys were in the spot he wanted to fish. We didn't spend much time there and moved to another spot. Right away I got a bite and that was that crappie. I remember we went to a wing dam too. There, you hooked into one of the biggest smallmouths I've ever seen. I really wish you would have caught it.

I was thinking about the biggest fish I've ever caught too. Who was there to net it? You were. You couldn't believe I had caught it. It was weird seeing that pike swimming around and probably more amazing that I caught it. I couldn't believe it was 36" long. If I remember correctly you took the picture of me holding it too. I would give almost anything to have one more day to fish with you. I love you.

We miss you a lot Justin.  It was so wonderful the past couple of years spending time with you and your family after moving back to La Crosse.  We enjoyed so much our outings on the river, grilling at your house, spending time with you watching the Packer games.  We just loved how passionate you were for your Packer team and the party in January at your house was so much fun.  We thought about you yesterday on your birthday and know that you are up in heaven watching over all of us.   Love to you from your aunt & uncle, Cindy & Jim.

I have so many great memories from this past summer. I remember camping on Lake Neshonoc with you. I remember pitching to you and watching you hit the ball way down the hill and eating that delicious chicken with you. I remember losing the plug for the boat when we were out on the lake and then watching one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen with you.

We had other great memories from the backwaters of the Mississippi this summer. All of the eagles we saw really stand out. There was that time we had an eagle fly low over our heads and we followed it and watched it land. I cannot believe how close we got to that tree. I remember that time we had eagles flying to our left and we looked in front and one flew right in front of your boat. Both of these days were amazing! 

Happy brirthday to you  happy birthday to you happy birthday dear justin happy birthday to you  28 years old dec. 8th love you love you love you and just want to hold you one more time it is so hard