Steven Varon

  Steven Varon of Weston, MA, formerly of Los Angeles and Redondo Beach, CA, passed peacefully on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Newton Wellesley Hospital, after battling cancer for almost 2 years. He was the loving and devoted husband of Patricia Michaels, formerly of Salem to whom he was married for 26 years. Born in Los Angeles, he was the son of Helen and predeceased by Morgan Varon. He is survived by his beloved wife Patricia and his daughter Erica, his brother Russ and Marshall and his sister in law Karen; his mother in law Beatrice Michaels; brother in laws David and Reissa Michaels, and Gary and Susan Michaels; and sister-in law Susan and Robert D’Angelo.  Steven is also survived by his many nieces and nephews Jessalyn and Deena Michaels, Amanda, Abby and Matthew D’Angelo, Nicholas, Anthony, Alex and Ryan Michaels, Alana, Melissa, Brett, Morgan Varon and predeceased by Matt Varon.

Steven, a gemologist, was employed  at the family business, Morgan’s Jewelers of Torrance, California prior to moving east. Steven had many interests, hobbies and passions.  His life’s devotion was to his family, encouraging and supporting his daughter Erica as she competed at the highest levels of gymnastics all the way to her current place on the gymnastics team at the University of California- Berkeley.  These family moments were his most special and he will always be remembered as a loving husband and father and for his kindness and strength of character. He will be dearly missed as “Uncle Schmuel ”

 A private memorial service will be held in Weston on Wednesday evening, November 3. A west coast memorial service will be held at the home of Russell Varon in Manhattan Beach, CA on Sunday, November 7. Please call (310) 375-4471 or (310) 541-2052 between 10 am and 5pm for more information. The family requests donations be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in lieu of flowers.  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 10 Brookline Place West, 6th floor, Brookline, MA 02445-7226, ATTN: Contribution Services