Steven Delbert Bair, 22
Agricultural Machinery Technology Major
Described as a "gentle giant" by family and friends, Steven Bair loved horses and had wanted to be a cowboy since he was a little boy. His father and sister say he planned to become a farm machine mechanic, get married and raise a family, and to have cows and horses on the side.
Steven grew up on his family's farm in Moses Lake, Washington, and planned to return there following his studies at Utah State. Family members say whenever he left home Steven hated leaving his Appaloosa, Snickers, behind. He had raised the horse from a colt.
Steven was also reluctant to leave his grandfather, Delbert Petersen, now 96, when the young man was called on an LDS mission to Fort Worth, Texas. His grandfather recalls encouraging his grandson to go on with his plans and assured him that, "If I leave this earth before you return, I'll saddle up the horses and be ready to ride with you when we meet again."
Now, says Steven's family, it is the younger who will be waiting and ready.