Hello. We are happy to share the celebration of the Golden Anniversary of our Parents - Jim and Nancy Steinmark, married April 1, 1960.
This website will be a place for all to visit to share the past and future. We, as their children, are honored to present this page as a part of the joyous celebration!
More to come...
Jim, Elizabeth and Kris
Thanks for visiting!
Their Story
The Nancy and Jim Steinmark Love Story
Luke AFB Arizona was the site where two Air Force families
were unknowingly setting the stage for a 50 year marriage. The Meneeley family
arrived from Misawa AFB in the summer of 1957 and Jim Steinmark arrived from
Great Lakes Naval Base Corps School on February 4th, 1958. Nancy was
starting school at Agua Fria High School, located in Avondale, AZ and Jim was
being assigned to the 4510th Hospital group.
In the fall of 1959 Jim took
a part-time job running the concession stand in the Luke AFB theater. Soon thereafter
he noticed a young blond girl coming to the movies with a group of high school
kids. He immediately began to develop a plan on how he could meet her. When he
did finally meet her, he fell head over heels in love; as did she with him!!!
Jim soon introduced himself to the family and the young couple was married on
April 1, 1960 in a Lutheran church in Glendale, AZ.
On March 10, 1961 a son was
born to the marriage. James Jr. was born in the base hospital. During the next
several years the young family lived in two different apartments located around
the base.
In the February of 1963 Jim
was relocated to Weisbaden, West Germany and in March, Nancy and Jimmy joined
him. Nine months from the day that
Nancy and Jimmy Jr. arrived in Germany, December 12th, a daughter by
the name of Elizabeth was born into the family. She was born at the base
hospital as well!!. The family of four spent the next 3 years in Germany,
moving back to the good old USA in February 1966. During their time in Germany
they made many friends, but met a special family, by the name of Helen &
Floyd Strawser and their girls. The Steinmarks and the Strawsers have had many
great times together and plan many more to come. They also have stayed in touch
with their base housing stairwell friends of Fred & Marge Heuston.
Jim, Nancy, Jimmy and
Elizabeth spent 4 years at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio moving to Sheppard AFB, TX
in November of 1969. On December 17, 1970 Kristen was born into the family. Guess
where she was born? Yup, she as well was born at the base hospital. Thank you Uncle Sam!!!!
The USAF then took the family
to New Mexico and Hawaii during the years of 1974-1979. In 1979 Jimmy was the
first to leave the family to go to college, begin his own career and family. He
was married in 1982. 1979-1982
found Jim, Nancy and the girls at Tyndall AFB, FL. In 1982 the three of them
moved back to Hawaii and spent three great years. Following her marriage in
June 1982 Elizabeth remained behind in Hawaii to finish college. Jim, Nancy and
Kris moved to Mesa AZ where Jim began his post-USAF work life. In 1989 Kristin
graduated from high school in Mesa AZ and was married to Derrick Weese in 1992.
Jim and Nancy lived in
Arizona for 7 years before moving to Mandeville Louisiana in the spring of 1992.
From 1992 to 2005 they lived in Louisiana, Madisonville, Kentucky and Milton,
Florida. In July 2005 they moved to a Del Webb community in Summerfield, FL
which may be their final retirement
home.
Jim and Nancy have 3 children,
6 grandchildren and one great grandson.
If you wish to talk to Jim and Nancy you can reach them at (352) 347-5881.
You can also e-mail them at nstein3@embarqmail.com as they would love to hear
from you.
We all hope to see you on July 10, 2010 so you may spend the evening honoring them at their 50th wedding anniversary event
.