anniecavalero
Steve Wood did not have enough years on this earth, but he lived the time he had more fully than just about anyone I’ve ever known. It is shocking, devastating, unthinkable that he is gone. When you were with Steve, you felt seen. When you talked to him, he was so engaged, you always left feeling connected. Special. What a gift to give another person: Your complete, genuinely interested attention. He was the type of person who could talk to anyone, make someone he’d just met feel like a lifelong friend. Parents raise their kids to be like Steve so naturally was, the one who looks for the person at a party who doesn’t know anyone, the kid alone at the lunch table, and makes it their mission to befriend them; not out of pity, but because he wants to know them. He came to every show, was the first to comment on any video, quoted lines you wrote to you years after he’d seen them. You could run into him and in less than five seconds, be hearing a story about rappelling down a cave in Vietnam. He was as hilarious as he was present. He traveled the world and connected with anyone who crossed his path. He was one of my biggest champions of SLOP, which was hilarious in and of itself because he was a trainer to the stars who could whip someone’s soul in shape as much as their bodies; I watched firsthand as he helped bring a dear friend back to herself, rediscover her power and worth and value after trauma, through Pilates. (He was ALWAYS in on the joke.) He was a soap opera star. He was a devoted dog dad to Lupo Sprinkles and loyal friend and I am gutted that he is gone. I share @jeaniebergen’s wish for you: In honor of Steve’s life, put your phone down and live in this moment, right here, right now. Give your loved ones your undivided attention so fully they feel SEEN. Wear your fucking mask, because each and every number you see on the news is a person who is loved, who leaves a hole in the universe when they are gone. This one life is so fragile and precious - rappel the fuck down it, sweat for your health but not the small shit, look for a reason to laugh and you will always find it, take every chance to tell people you love them. Steve, you are so deeply missed ♥️

whatsupkat
My heart breaks for all of you that knew and loved him. What a man and what a life!

kimdal90
I am so sorry for your loss. I did not know Steve, but he sounds like a fantastic human. This world needs more Steves.

sallyann_idlife
I am so so sorry for this loss. Praying for all who knew him and especially his family. He sounds like he was an amazing bright light that this world so needs.