Diana L. Steward

DIANA LEE STEWARD, affectionately known as Dee Dee, was born on June 22, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late William Henry Steward and Mattie Lee Steward. She was the fourth of eight children. She departed this life peacefully on March 18, 2012. She grew up in the Catonsville, Maryland area. She completed her education in the Baltimore County Public School System. She went on to obtain her Bachelors of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She then strived even further in her educational pursuits to earn her Master of Science degree in Psychology form the University of Louisiana. In addition to these accomplishments, Diana took several continuing education classes where she mastered Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL), and learned how to play the cello and violin, just to name a few. Lastly, she obtained her Drug and Alcohol Counseling certification in order to work with drug addictive youth and adults. She was raised in a Christian, God fearing home where she came to know the Lord at an early age. She was a member of Colonial Baptist Church in Randallstown, Maryland where she often volunteered and played the violin. Diana worked fo the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for thirty years. Her resume was impeccable and included working at some of the toughest psychiatric hospitals and residential placement facilities in Maryland, such as Great Oak Center in Silver Spring, Maryland Rosewood Center in Owings Mills, Maryland and the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in Jessup, Maryland. Although, she may have appeared quiet and shy, she was well versed in her field of work. Diana was respected by her peers and colleagues, and they often reached out to her for advice or information pertaining to the mental health field. In addition to her love for education and the mental health systems, Diana was an avid cat lover. Her two cats, Zsa Zsa and Cinzia were treated royally. They were fed exquisite foods, played with custom ordered toys and lived a lavish, posh life at Diana’s home residence. Some of her other hobbies included shopping (in stores and via the home shopping networks), reading books, and attending and visiting art museums, concerts and cultural festivals. She loved the annual Renaissance Festival, Arts and Crafts Festival and the Maryland State fair. However, one of her other favorite things to do was to spend time with her family. Her nieces and nephews will tell you that there was nothing like Aunt Dee Dee’s annual Halloween and Christmas parties! Diana loved to cook. Her chocolate chip cookies, potato salad, and macaroni and cheese were sensational favorites at all family functions. On March 18, 2012 at 7:05 p.m., Diana gently crossed over at Northwest Hospital. She leaves to cherish her memory: three brothers, Calvin Maurice Steward, William Michael Steward and Dennis Merle Steward, Sr.; two sisters, Deborah Ann Davis and Annetta Darlene Emmert; two brothers-in-law, James A. Davis, Sr. and Williams Noakes; four sisters-in-law, Helen Steward, Stephanie Steward, Cassandra Steward and Carol Steward; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends. Her parents, William Henry Steward and Mattie Lee Steward; and two bothers, Ronald Arthur Steward and Kevin Mitchell Steward preceded her in death.

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Diana L. Steward

June 22, 1954 - March 18, 2012