Piper, Stephen Leigh 2 Jan 1992 Click on the thumbnail below to enlarge. If your browser shrinks the full obituary image to fit within the browser window, you may need to click on the image one more time to display its full size. 02 Jan 1992 Please add a message of remembrance to the guestbook for this obituary. Click the button below to add your thoughts. David L. Grossblat San Francisco 1 Dec 2009 Stephen was such a sweetie. We dated for a while. I remember how he made me laugh and his beautiful eyes, his tales of growing up and learning about the hierarchy of cars that one could drive to school. I miss him, and everyone. David Silver Santa Barbara, CA 27 Sep 2012 Stephen was part of my first San Francisco family. He lived with the love of my life, Richard Piper. Though they shared the same last name, they were not born from the same family. Still, they were more like brothers than could be imagined. Stephen embraced life and helped me find my path. He loved his friends deeply, especially Valerie. I remember eating brunch with Valerie, her partner, Steve and Richarc...Valerie started talking about GRID and how we all needed to be careful; we did not know it was too late. I left San Francisco before Steve passed, but remember going to Ward 5A at General to see him. Steve was tall, with very long legs. I accidently touched his feet and thought I had hurt him, but he asked me to massage them, it felt good. Steve, I wasn't always fair to you, I was a bit jealous. But you were so generous with me, with your spirit, I will always be grateful. Marshall D. Fullerton, CA 2 Jul 2023 More than thirty years have passed since Stephen's death. But I was unaware of this thoughtful obituary until recently. As the other posts said, Stephen had some excellent qualities. He was a reliable friend in high school. He seemed to have a much better grasp of the world than most teenagers, and so he provided needed guidance, whether either one of us knew it or not. He always had a calm head, and he taught people how to solve their own problems. We didn't come out to each other because we weren't there yet. But I think we knew anyway. Stephen, you made a difference. Copyright © 2009. No part of this database may be copied or reproduced without permission.