P. Stephen Satarino's Obituary
Satarino, Paul Stephen “Steve”
Steve died April 29, 2021 at the age of 65 after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born in Dallas, Texas on June 24, 1955, to Paul and Angela, ‘Angel’, Satarino. He graduated from Bishop Lynch High School, a Dominican Preparatory School, in Dallas Texas; he was on the swim team, and played football, where he was lovingly referred to as ‘Gentle Ben’ which morphed in to ‘Bear’. He was also involved in student government and was in some of the plays presented by the Black Friars Guild. After graduation in 1974 he attended the University of Texas in Austin. He graduated with a degree in International Financial Management. He worked in the Financial Industry until he died. He would rather read the Wall Street Journal than a good book.
In 1984 he met the love of his life, Carolyn. They married on May 24, 1986; they were married for 34 years until his death in April 2021. They enjoyed traveling, especially cruises, going to museums, the symphony, operas, plays, musicals, and good food. They loved getting together with family and friends for long dinners with many courses that lasted into the wee hours. Steve loved to cook and made the best pitcher of Old Fashions! Over the years, they had two Great Danes, Rex and Worthington, who they loved and enjoyed very much.
Steve was a wonderful husband, son, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend. He worked tirelessly to do everything for his family, never thinking about himself. He planned the best European vacations, always well thought out and detailed. In between college and career, he traveled to Europe, alone, for 3 months. He was the first Satarino to visit the family in Sicily since his Grandfather Satarino came to the United States. He loved to tell the stories of these adventures, and we all enjoyed listening to them.
In April of 2013, Steve was diagnosed with lung cancer, adenocarcinoma with KRAS mutation. He fought valiantly for eight years, going through many different clinical trials, chemotherapy, and radiation. He never complained. His oncologist at MDAnderson called him his poster child because no matter what he threw at him he came back fighting. Steve researched tirelessly for a cure and fought until his last breath. MDAnderson was working on a new treatment plan for him when he passed away.
Steve is predeceased by his parents, Paul and Angel Satarino. He is survived by his wife Carolyn; his Uncle Chris, his sister Carol and husband Jerry, two nephews Jonathan and Christopher and two great nieces; three Godchildren, Michael, Jr., Joshua and Kay, and many cousins. His cousin Michael Salerno was like a brother to him. Michael and Kim’s three sons, Lawrence, Michael, Jr. and Stephen, his namesake, and their wives, Carmen, Brittney and Stacey were nephews and nieces to him whom he loved very much. Steve also leaves behind many friends too numerous to mention here, but you know who you are. He loved you all.
Steve was very proud of his Sicilian heritage, being a 3rd generation Texan, his Dominican education and being a Texas Longhorn. Steve was the love of my life. He was my shining light, my beacon in the storm. I will never be the same.
A very special thank you to all of the UT MDAnderson Cancer Center in Houston staff, especially Dr. Haymach, Dr. Bashoura and so many other doctors and staff that assisted with his care over the years. Also, a very special thank you to his cancer doctor in Dallas, Dr. Gerber and staff at UTSW in Dallas; the nurses, at UTSW Clements who gave their support and care during his last days. Namely Ashley, Alexis, and Annette, who we referred to as the A Team.
Visitation will be at Restland Funeral Home Thursday, May 6th from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 4:00 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Fr. John Libone at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 6306 Kenwood Ave., Dallas, Tx 75214, at 11:00 am, Friday, May 7th. Interment will be at Restland Cemetery at 2:00 pm. Steve’s memory can be honored with a donation to LUNGevity at https://lungevity.org or UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Tx, for lung cancer research at www.mdanderson.org.
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