Stephen Lawrence O'Neill
May 30, 1947 - May 1, 2011
Obituary
Stephen L. ‘Lumpy’ O’Neill, age 63, passed away peacefully at his Federal Way home on Sunday, May 1, 2011. Steve was born in San Mateo, California on May 30, 1947. After graduating from Savannah High School, he played professional baseball from 1967 to 1970, having been drafted by the Chicago White Sox. On October 1, 1971, Stephen began his long and successful career as a police officer by joining the Buena Park Police Department. In June 1980, he joined the King County Sheriff’s Office. His final assignment was with the Federal Way Police Department, where he was able to finish his career doing what he so loved – being a Motor Officer. Steve also honorably served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve for 36 years and retired as a Master Sergeant in 2007.
Steve was a lover of photography and left a legacy of beautiful pictures for his family to cherish. Also a lover of all animals, he will be missed by his cat, Smokey, but will be happy to see his dog, Hunter, again. Steve will be remembered for his strong convictions, his intensity especially when he told police stories, and his love and respect for his friends, neighbors, and extended police family.
He is survived by his son, Sean Patrick O’Neill; daughter Tammy Lynn O’Neill; grandchildren Samantha and Reilly O’Neill; sister Kerry O’Neill and her husband, Peter Helger; brother Barry O’Neill and his wife, Tami; and nephews Emmett and Cameron O’Neill.
Funeral Committal and Military Honors will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 Southeast 240th Street, Kent, WA.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday May 10, at Northwest Church, 34800 21st Avenue SW, Federal Way. A short reception will follow.
May you rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends during this difficult time.
Steve,
I miss you, so glad we were friends.
Kathy
I would love to have as many of my fathers friends and past co workers attend. Thank you
Farewell my good friend, see you on the other side.
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, SENDING CONDOLENCES AND PRAYERS.
Very sorry to hear of his passing
I played colt league with Steve and his dad was the coach along with my dad helping him. This was in Buena Park, Calif. My prayers go out to his family at this time for their loss.
Rick
My sweet. I have loved and missed you each and
every moment since you left but was so gifted when you came back two weeks before you left the planet to tell me that you always lioved and respected me; that you would always love me and protect me and you were sorry. I had to give you your freedom tho it broke me.
To give you your free will choice because that is a true in my book. I loved you with my soul and unconditionally my sweet Steve.
You told me you would always protect me and take care of me. You knew when we met I was your soulmate and I knew it the day you came back to me. We have a love and will always have a love that is beyond anyone who ever knew you or me or tried to destroy the love we had. It was never about money and it was never about earthly means. We transcended petty differences others had about us. You and I were meant to be.
The day at Westport after our first kiss when you told me “if I would have met younin the beginning we would have always been together and had 6 kids” and I said to you “could we have 2?” And wondered why a man would say that. Little did I know that first date realize you were my soulmate.pdeates Steve. YouwillALWAYS be my beloved soulmate the my dear Steve. No one can destroy what the iniverse divined.
Dear one….
Thank you for your love, your beautiful spirit and the protection I always feel around me.
Thank you for YOU. Someday I will be reunited with you my sweet Steve and Hunter. And to hell with those that tried to destroy a beautiful love. It never worked for THEM as you cannot destroy such goodness that we had between us.
I will always for eternity be your girl honey.
I love and miss you and Hunter every day my sweet one
My sweet hero Steve – i feel you around me always and know I will be with you someday yet know we are together everyday now. There were those that sought to destroy us but at last two weeks of your earth life you came back and told me you would always love and always protect me and take care of me and you do. I feel your energy and love everyday. The veil is thin between us and the love has only gotten stronger. LOVE IS FAR STRONGER THAN GREED AND HATRED. KARMA WILL LEAD TO DESTRUCTION Of THOSE WHO SHOWED HATRED.
Hey lmy love. Happy 10th Anniversary Thanksgiving!
We had such a great times camping at Seaside with the kids. The weather was absolutely perfect and reflected the joy of the holiday. You took the most gorgeous pictures. I miss you and Hunter everyday of the year. I am comforted though with the sense that you love and protect me every day and I feel your energy.
I feel both you and Hunter touching my heart and soul sweet ones with your eternal light. I am so grateful I have you still around me. With all of my heart and soul. Linda
I love you always and forever through many lifetimes my darling.
Hey there my dear one. Doing well at Gallery. I truly know the serenity and peace when I am there ~ it is my happy place. It is wonderful to bring out my creative sides. I have peace when there and think of you often. Sure wish we could have been together retired and enjoyed our love of arts together. I looked at my pics yesterday of Lake Quinault. So beautiful. Someday soon we will be in a different space. I love you and Hunter forever and always sweetheart. Thoughts of you bring smiles and sometimes tears too. Just miss you a lot.
Your energy is with me always….thank you for the rainbow today….the week you went to heaven you loaded me up with so many those first weeks , double ones and even some triple ones and I FELT you. Today’s‘s was a really fat one right on the ground in front of me and rising over from downtown to our house! Very sweet I love you baby
My dearest Steve….i miss you so very much even 10 years later….
The gift you left me IS that I will never fear dying as I know it will be coming home to you when the time comes….which will be a long time yet, as it is a part of my destiny…as I have known since childhood.
Strangely enough two weeks before the date of your death I heard from Jenna, for the first time since you passed. So much for her being a good friend? She told me she had tried calling me on home and cell, but apparently I would not accept her calls. I told her the numbers have always been the same. I would have loved to have heard from her – it is her own guilt that has stopped her, never me blocking her calls.
This was a complete lie as she always had my work phone and was in state employee phone book. Guess she forgot and I didn’t argue it….just let it go. I took everything she said as a lie. She was not my friend in those later years and changed after marrying Jim. Water under the bridge. So sad because I thought the world of Jenna and her family. Even her mom had asked me what had gone wrong with Jenna.
Before you passed and I thought we were friends, but she had made some pretty bizarre comments the last time I came over.
But due to her own admissions her and Jim were on hardcore medical prescription drugs that I had no idea were so bad until later years….so I can let it all go now and put it away.
You telling me about Jim and the guns freaked me out those last two weekends you were here. Jim always had a dark side and they always laughed about the bad boy he was growing up. I think the good girl was attracted to the bad boy and they both went south. Bonnie and Clyde style kinda….but the pain of the loss went away with the deceit of that call. I feel sure there is more but I do not wish to know. I feel you were used and always suspected it.
So my sweet Steve, I am happy that chapter closed. I am still single and have not looked for another. You are still my only in my heart and soul.
I love you always and forever 💞
Hi honey if mine….we are coming up on another anniversary of the first time you came back to me prior to your death.
I am so very grateful to have spent the last 2 weekends of your life on terra with you my darling Steve. The divorce broke me and hurt deep into my soul. I had not understood what happened to our marriage – why you wanted to leave….I was so broken hearted and SO DEEPLY in love with you. You would not answer why. Yet you did not want me to cry – you seemed as Hurt ad I felt. It just made no sense back then – but it makes much sense now. Was all about getting rid of me out of your life to financially support them on “your” lifetime of hard work. Their greed. Our hearts for each other was in their way. Yet you lived in my house – I paid for my own house payment and utilities – I was too proud of a person to live off you. I worked hard my whole life. You paid for movies and dinners….food sometimes and gas.
When you came back in April prior to your passing and wanted to get back together I was so thankful and in love even more with you when you told me after your move back to FW and our divorce, you continued bringing our beloved Hunter all the way down here to the vet at the foot of my road. That touched my heart and you coming back said everything as actions speak louder than words.
From what you said, when you came back you said you came “home”. Steve this will always be your home, until I come home to you!
No matter the belief of others, you are and have always been a part of my heart and soul as I fell deeply in love with you with your special words to me on the bridge at Westport and looking through the kitchen window out at you on the deck that day wondering and upon hearing God’s words in that moment: When I asked God why I would want to date a man so sick as you were incredibly exhausted from driving down here. The words I heard from God were “YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO”. But your words back to me later that day in Westport….I understood and it was magical, knowing we had been blessed. The picture of that bridge at a red sunset you bought for me is still in my bedroom overlooking the bed. We were both given a God given blessing that day. How did we end up in a divorce in which you refused to tell me why. I could only let you go, as it was your free will choice.
No one on God’s green earth can take His words away. As you told me on the first day and last day I saw you in April prior to your death – both weekends you said you would always love me, always protect me and always take care of me. And you have – I am grateful for you everyday Steve and to God for giving us a window of happiness and great joy.
I feel you everyday, dearest Steve. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for the joy. Thank you for all the flowers you would buy me and love to water. Thank you for the laughter. Thank you for understanding at the end of my 12-1/2 workday and workweek and you would come to Tumwater-take me to dinner and the show – all the times I would fall asleep on your shoulder during the movies, which you loved – I would disappoint you – I feel bad I could not stay awake. Yet on the way home you would tell me about the movie!
Just know….love crosses over to other sides and as I have aged and grown – I realize how cruel and sick others were that convinced you of leaving. It is their Karma and we are transcending them. I have no doubts you are loving me, protecting me and taking care of me as you said. Now I know how come I saw a massive amount of rainbows after your death – I always wondered why – but I think today it is the song Over the 🌈!
Happy 77th birthday today my sweet Steve. I feel you around me all the time. It is soothing/joyful and I do. I never feel alone-I feel you there. I have no desire to look for someone else when I feel like I have the best for the short amount of time that I did. You have blessed me and honored me. I really enjoy you so much Steve and we connected so well! Truly, Steve, you are the light my life still every day and I am looking forward to the day that when I pass over and am greeted by my 2 shining lights again! Hunter?
You do sparkle around me and I’m so very grateful! So 77 would be looking good on ya!
Keep on shining sweetheart, as I do for you! I am grateful to this website where I can put my thoughts down over the years once in a while like I’m writing you a letter that crosses into various realms! Give my Hunter baby a big hug for me…. and Love to my parents thank you my sweet always and forever yours – Linda!
11/16/2024:
11/16/2024: thoughts are always of the warm heart you left me with. You & our Hunter boy were such joy. I feel you and Hunter protecting me all the time. I know you have your energy imprinted in the house that became a home/sanctuary for us, but the shivers I receive makes me aware your love surrounds and protects me. I return that to you with all my heart.
As a motor cop, you would’ve been swearing a lot at all the speeding that’s going on all around these days. Nobody follows the speed limit much.
Daughter hit when stopped in school zone when parents were picking up/dropping kiddos. She was hit estimated at 40 MPH in the school zone down the street. This woman hit her so hard that it imprinted her license plate number right into the License plate of her car. Then the woman jumps out and bitches her out for stopping as she should have. It was a legal stop. Tried to refuse giving her her insurance, but She finally got it. So she’s had a pretty bad back since, To the point that acupuncture and chiropractic is not helping and had to go see an orthopedic doctor that deals in car accidents/LNI claims.
The one police officer out here the other day in my driveway I walked over and said hi to him and he told me that not too long ago we got somebody going down weekend at 57 or 55. Maybe it was in a school zone. You used to swear at 5 miles over LOL, haha
I am so glad that I have this website to be able to put my feelings into and let you know from earth to heaven. I just love you to hell and back and miss you just as much and I know you feel the same way I know this In my soul.
How is it in a 10 hr phone convo since I had no profile…you said (etched in my brain from that day) you knew what I looked like. We were and are in each others souls and hearts (shivers)!
I know the time will come we are together in a new life. I look forward to this continuation of Gods destiny for us dearest man in my soul/heart with an attached beloved Norwegian Elkhound 🥰💕🙏🫧🫧💡🫧🫧🙏💕
HEY…sweet lips (recollections), the rainbows are showing up again (rainbows in the fall?) like the many many I saw when you passed (double, many single and even once a triple) and they began right after your passing.
Had a double over the house on 9/18/24 and one yesterday 11/15/24 (full moon that night) but cloudy and rainy so saw rainbow about 4 coming from town!