Bartholomew J. Steib
January 21, 1945 ~ April 9, 2019
Bartholomew J. Steib (74) of Oakton, Virginia, passed away on April 9, 2019. He was predeceased by his parents, Erma and Bartholomew Steib. Bart was always an exceptional athlete, excelling in baseball and basketball. As a student at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia, he was instrumental in helping their outstanding baseball team win 42 games in a row. He was a sure-handed shortstop who was also an exceptional hitter.
In 1963 Bart graduated from high school and attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. As a student there he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and played on both the basketball and baseball teams. He set a long standing record of scoring 47 points in one game before the 3 point basket was established.
After his college graduation, Bart served his country as an officer in the United States Army. At the end of his tour he entered the University of Oregon and obtained a Master's Degree in History. After graduate school Bart returned home to Arlington, Virginia. He was offered and accepted a teaching and coaching position at Bishop O'Connell High School. There he taught in the social studies department and coached baseball and basketball. He devoted his entire 36 year career to teaching and coaching his students.
Bart always had lots of friends. He loved playing golf and enjoyed belonging to Evergreen Country Club. He was also a voracious reader who especially would read several books at a time. Bart also loved taking trips to New England, St. Simon's Island, Georgia, and Texas where he had close friends and could play golf in local tournaments.
Bart will always be remembered as a deeply religious and generous person and a friend to all.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on Wednesday, April 24th with visitation at 10 am and a reception following the Mass in the Parish Activity center. Interment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in honor of Bart to St. Mark's Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Rd, Vienna, VA 22181, or to Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, 6600 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22213.
In 1963 Bart graduated from high school and attended the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. As a student there he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and played on both the basketball and baseball teams. He set a long standing record of scoring 47 points in one game before the 3 point basket was established.
After his college graduation, Bart served his country as an officer in the United States Army. At the end of his tour he entered the University of Oregon and obtained a Master's Degree in History. After graduate school Bart returned home to Arlington, Virginia. He was offered and accepted a teaching and coaching position at Bishop O'Connell High School. There he taught in the social studies department and coached baseball and basketball. He devoted his entire 36 year career to teaching and coaching his students.
Bart always had lots of friends. He loved playing golf and enjoyed belonging to Evergreen Country Club. He was also a voracious reader who especially would read several books at a time. Bart also loved taking trips to New England, St. Simon's Island, Georgia, and Texas where he had close friends and could play golf in local tournaments.
Bart will always be remembered as a deeply religious and generous person and a friend to all.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am on Wednesday, April 24th with visitation at 10 am and a reception following the Mass in the Parish Activity center. Interment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in honor of Bart to St. Mark's Catholic Church, 9970 Vale Rd, Vienna, VA 22181, or to Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, 6600 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22213.
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Bart was interesting and very kind to all here at Evergreen Country Club. He will be missed. Wes Lovelace
Bart was a great golfing partner and long time friend. Had many abstract conversations on a many subjects especially golf & religion; occasionally we agreed. Bart said l was one of the few that understood him, not sure what that meant. God bless Bart.
I knew Bart from his trips to St Simons Island and golf at Heritage Oaks. He was a competitor right to the end. He must have done many things right because God graced him with a multitude of loyal and devoted friends in Virginia and Texas, and I suspect many other places too. May God grant you the rest and the birdies you deserve, Bart.
Bart Steib was perhaps the most unforgettable person I have met. Our meeting was on the Evergreen Country Club golf course approximately 30 years ago. Because of the distance between our homes, we only visited two or three times a year and the visits always centered around golf. He was indeed an excellent and avid golfer. His character, however, was much deeper than just golf or other sports. He thought deeply about people, his church, and life itself. Our conversations were never at a superficial level. As we aged, I often would scratch my head as some of the things he would say. His friends will understand when I say it was busy in his head. Heaven is getting and excellent new citizen. As much as he loved life with us, he doesn’t want to come back. He is in the best of all places. I believe this with all my being, but still I shall miss him.
Bart Steib was a legend at O’Connell. I had the privilege of being coached by him for several years. He was always incredibly positive, passionate about the game, and genuinely cared about all of us. In his passing, several old teammates have shared great recollections that seem like yesterday. Rest In Peace Coach, you truly made a difference in our lives.
I knew him as Mr. Steib. I had him as a teacher freshman year (World Culture), as a coach sophomore year (JV Basketball), and again as a teacher Senior year. He was passionate about all he did. I learned much from him that could not be found in a textbook. He was certainly one of my favorite teachers from my days at O’Connell HS. Rest in peace.
Bart was a wonderful person always friendly I enjoyed working with him for many years at DJO. He will always be remembered; Dorothy Flood
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I will always fondly remember Mr Steib for his enthusiastic teaching of world history and culture at DJO. I was in the class of 1978. I can still hear his iconic exclaims if “yoga power!” And his insistence that history needed to be seen through a cultures “frame of reference.” Peace Mr Steib. Your enthusiasm for history was contagious.
I have always had the highest respect for Mr. Steib. He was a sincere Christian, a loyal son of the Church and a dedicated teacher. He had a very positive impact on me as a freshman at O’Connell. Tom Nealon DJO ’78
Bart was a very good friend of Midge and I for over 40 years. We did countless golf trips and shared a ocean beach house together for past 15 years at St Simons Island Ga. He was a extremely generous person and was the Life of the party wherever we were out together. A deeply religious man whom I am sure shared a very special relationship with his Lord and Savior. I have no doubt he is now in the hands of God and free from the terrible pain he endured over the last several years. God only made one of Bart and we had the good fortune to be part of his life. He will be sorely missed!!
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No one I know stamped more people with more indelible impressions than Bart Steib. Bart accomplished that by living life in overdrive. Three vivid impressions of mine: 1) first-base-coach Bart reacting like I’d just hit The Shot Heard ‘Round the World, when I homered in a JV game of absolutely no consequence; 2) Bart lovingly caring for his mother until the end of her life (which, though late in his life, blessedly came before the beginning of Bart’s own decline); and 3) Bart – in this respect, quite the Artful Dodger – always returning me to one page or another of the personal systematic theology he set forth in his 2005 book “Release”, whenever I asked to bring this point or that therein back to the Bible. We went for hours on more than one occasion – but on no occasion did Bart tire first! I conclude with this further tribute: to the best of my knowledge, Bart held no grudges.
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Bart was still coaching baseball and JV basketball when I went to O’Connell. I just remember before sophomore year thinking “I’m not playing for that lunatic.” RIP.
Going to miss you cousin BJ! God Bless!
My cousin Bartholomew James (B.J.) and I on vacation at grandma’s in 1949. Our mothers were sisters, and our two families often took trips together during the summers. We had so much fun right through our teens. We had some great conversations by phone in recent years, me in TX and he in VA. Happy memories are so much better when looking back with the person that shared the good times with you. I’m so grateful for those long ago days that we spent together. A great kid grew into a wonderful man who was loved by many throughout his life. RIP B.J. ♥️
My name is Johnnie Molina and I live in Tucson, AZ. I suspect that Bart was the same young man that managed a summer recreational program at Barcroft Elementary school in the mid 1960’s. I was an awkward young boy who was helped by Bart with positive encouragement. I never forgot overhearing him tell the other boys during a softball game that “Molina always come’s through in the clutch”. I really wasn’t very good but I got the hit that brought in the winning run that day. That comment stayed with me during tough moments in my life. For some reason, I found myself thinking of this today and thought I’d track him down to thank him…guess I’m to late. My condolences to his family and I’m one of many (I’m sure..) who’s life was influenced by Bart. – Johnnie Molina (johnmolina@aol.com).
Mr. Steib was my freshman history teacher at DJO in 1983. He was unlike any teacher I had before or since; a true original thinker and over the years I’ve never forgotten him. One day he came into class with a record player. He played a song by Third World called ‘Try Jah Love’. It got our attention but it resonated with me. It was about doing what is right, living a good life, caring for others and living your life both with and for Christ. His mantra was always, ‘look inside yourself, the answers are inside yourself’. He was deeply spiritual, a deep thinker and I often wondered why he had not become a priest. I’ve never forgotten him and still listen to Third World and think of him. Now when I do I’ll say a prayer for his soul as well. In a world of fakes and copies he was a true rare original. Thank you for daring to be different & memorable. RIP