Steven Birnbaum: 5/7/1957-11/20/24 Steven was a gentle soul who danced to the beat of a different drummer. He looked at life through his creative lens & saw beauty in even the seemingly insignificant things. Steven loved so many things so intensely. He loved Music & could quote the lyrics of even obscure songs. He loved Poetry and wrote illuminating & insightful poems. He loved all Animals but was truly a Cat Whisperer. He loved Nature & its never-ending beauty and it was an inspiration for his #1 Passion: His Art. Like everything else he touched, his Art was creative & quirky and expressed his unique slant on life. Steven touched the hearts of everyone who knew him, and he, in turn, cherished their friendship. He will be Loved and in our Hearts Forever. Steven is predeceased by his parents Arthur Birnbaum & Gertrude Birnbaum. Steven is survived by his loving Sister Susan & her partner Sam, his Sister Jinx/Jeanne (Mills), Scott Mills, his Nephew/Friend Jeffrey Markowitz/wife Ada & great nephew Ethan, Niece Jennifer, Many precious friends & Steven’s “Person,” Jenny K, who was his Special Muse.