[PacMasterUpdate] Jon Steiner, 1950-2006 RIP

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Jon Steiner passed away Saturday, September 30th. He was a long time 
member of the Tamalpais Aquatic Masters located in San Rafael, 
California, and was active in the Pacific LMSC and USMS. He attended 
many conventions and was a member of the Legislation and Legal 
Counselors committees. John was known for being thorough and for 
quickly getting to the heart of the matter.

Jon also acted as Legal Counsel for the XI FINA Masters Local 
Organizing Committee. He reviewed the contracts before the they were 
signed, usually making a suggestion or two about how to word a 
sentence so that both sides got what they wanted.

Jon took great pride in his swimming, his team, and gave back in many 
ways to our sport including creating the TAM 1650 Pool Mile - Don't 
waste your base swim to help raise funds for TAM.

Music was one of his many talents and he played guitar professionally 
in several jazz groups he organized. He also wrote music and created 
many arrangements for his bands.Even when sick, Jon loved to go to 
the club to play a set.

Jon competed at the SC Nationals in Coral Springs in May. He didn't 
perform as well as he'd hoped and had trouble taking a deep breath. 
Shortly after, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He really wanted to 
compete at the World Championships even though he was on oxygen and 
hadn't been able to train since the end of May. His coach and 
teammates volunteered to make this dream possible and he swam the 
anchor leg of a relay which meant a great deal to him.

Jon fought a good fight and is survived by his wife Sue, and two daughters.

-- 
Michael Moore