Carpenter, Steven Allen
Born on January 3, 1950 in Los Angeles, California to Ann Louise Schriver and William Carpenter, passed December 18, 2012 in Sacramento, California at the age of 62. Steven joined the electrical engineering Firm of Koch-Chun & Associates in May of 1980 and in April of 1987 joined Donald R. Knobloch Sr., Donald Knobloch PE. and Marlene Chun Lukenbil as partners in the firm, changing the name to Koch, Chun, Knobloch & Associates, Inc. He was Corporation President from 2002 until his death. He graduated from Grant Union High School in 1967 and received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1972. Steven was a loving husband and father. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; daughters, Alexandra and Kristen; Nate Ward; and grandson, Jacob. He also is survived by Lisa Carpenter, Boyd and Kay Clements, and their children. Family and friends are invited to celebrate his life at Miller Funeral Home, Folsom on Friday, January 18, at 11:00am.