Steven Richard Knowles was born on January 30, 1964 in Miami, Florida to the late Agnes and Eugene Knowles. On Friday, March 7, 2014 Steven was called home to rest. Steven was educated in the Miami-Dade County Public School system where he graduated in 1982 from Miami Northwestern Senior High School. Steven relocated to the Baltimore, Maryland area in the year 2000. He started his career in Maryland working with At-Risk Youth. His love for children stayed with him as he always had time to talk with them and to hear about the concerns of their hearts. Steven would take the youth on outings like the monster truck shows and other exciting venues using his personal funds for the entertainment. Steven became a member of Wayside Baptist Church on Sunday, April 7, 2002 under Christian experience. While on his walk with Christ, he desired some things. One of those things was a job. He began working as a surveyor for EBA Engineering in 2002. Another desire was to have a wife. He met a special young lady, Cassandra Ann Patterson, in September 2002. She made such an impact on his life that they began dating in January 2003. Realizing he could not live with without her, they married on August 11, 2003. After being away from the church for a while, he reinstated his membership with Wayside Church in November 2003 with his wife by his side. Steven attended and completed the First Step Program at Wayside which lead him to serve in different ministries. He had a love for singing and to share his gift of song he joined the Wayside Wailers. He attended Bible Study and Sunday School classes. Steven also served on the Missionary Board of the church. He later joined a group of musicians called the Calvary Crusaders where he along with the group members were able to go in all area of Maryland singing songs of Zion and lifting up the name of Jesus. Steven was also preceded in death by his son, Steven "Weebee" Knowles, Jr. He leaves to cherish and reflect his memory a loving wife, Cassandra Ann Patterson-Knowles; a god-daughter, Mykaila West; four sisters, Sandra, Mikel, Theresa and Denise; Aunt Pearl and Uncle Elijah a.k.a. Uncle Junior; Uncle Lawrence Taylor; a sister-in-law, Rebecca Patterson (Ron); a brother-in-law, Mitchell Patterson and his wife Maureen; close friends - Patrick Gibbs, Ricky Dixon, Joe Pearson and Tim Mooten; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins andfriends. Viewing Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home Thursday, March 13, 2014 03:00 PM - 08:00 PM Email Details 2140 N Fulton Ave
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