Dr. Garet E. Van De Steeg was born on Feb. 8, 1940 to Clarence and Dolorous Van De Steeg. He grew up in La Crosse, WI, graduated from Marquette in 1962 & earned his Ph.D. in 1968 from UNM. He worked with Kerr-McGee until 2008. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy and his sons Erik and Leigh, as well as a grand-daughter, Ruby Leigh. Relatives include his sister Charlene and her husband Jim Johnson of Peoria, IL and his sister Gretchen and her husband Virgil Leinum of Hot Springs, AR.