Steven Charles Trivits, 38, of Seaford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born October 29, 1971 in Seaford, a son of Roxanne Jones Palmer and the late Lewis Charles Trivits. Steve started working in surveying at the young age of 14 and was the owner of Mann Associates Surveying, Inc in Laurel. Like generations before him, he was an avid outdoorsman who loved the family tradition of hunting and fishing and enjoyed many fishing trips to Cape Hatteras. He was a former member of Ducks Unlimited. He enjoyed spending his free time vacationing in Ft. Myers, Florida. Steve enjoyed cooking for friends and family whenever the opportunity presented itself. Community service was important to Steve as he treasured his time coaching and volunteering with Nanticoke Little League in Seaford. Steve was a talented baseball player in his youth and earned the honor of being selected for the All World Team at the Big League World Series in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He attended Delaware Technical & Community College where he played on the Del Tech Roadrunners baseball team. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Daniel L. Trivits and his wife, Courtney of Milford and Keith E. Trivits and his wife, Rebecca of Seaford; step-father, Michael Palmer of Laurel; nieces and nephews who he adored, Cody, Aubrey, Grady, Cameron and Ashton; and a grandmother, Doris Jones of Seaford. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a grandfather, Woodrow "Woody" Jones and grandparents Lewis and Grace Trivits. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. at Laurel Wesleyan Church, where family and friends may call from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Pastor Ken Deusa will officiate. Interment will be private. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Nanticoke Little League, c/o Mike Smith, President, 24531 Pine Bark Lane, Seaford, DE 19973, or National Brain Tumor Society, East Coast Office, 124 Watertown Street, Suite 2D, Watertown, MA 02472. Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home, Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.