Steve Langerud

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STEVE

It’s people Steve likes to observe —
It’s the source of his vim and his verve

What’s their desire?
To what do they aspire?

What happens when life throws a curve?

When people in mid-life arrears
Are foundering in their careers

They call upon Steve —
He offers reprieve

As he lends them his heart and his ears

He helps folks with thinking things through
At the times when they don’t have a clue

Age ten and above –
What do you love?

What do you most want to do?

You lawyers who are feeling remorse
That your life’s somehow drifted off course

Steve is your man
He’ll help if he can

He’ll guide you right back to your source

So calling all mid-career lawyers
You successful career non-enjoyers

It’s time to awaken
The dream you’ve forsaken

You Huckleberry Finns and Tom Sawyers

Now Steve’s had a varied career —
Let’s take a look at what’s here:

Archaeologist in France . . . carpenter in Australia . . . basketball player in Mexico . . . street performer in Norway, Sweden and Denmark . . . dump truck driver . . . garbage truck driver . . . retail clothing and audio sales . . . residential
milk delivery . . . warehouse worker . . . bartender . . . waiter . . . Vail ski bum . . .

Here is a man with NO FEAR

Steve’s plusses go on without end
Always a hand to extend

By nature he’s charming
Downright disarming

He’s everyone’s instant good friend

His presence seems quite providential
This expounder of learning experiential

This teacher and guide
Who’s signed on for this ride —

His made himself extremely essential

The people who are putting their hands on him!
The delightful diversity of demands on him!

The claims for his time
Continue to climb —

As everyone tries to lay plans on him

Steve always seems to be beaming
At least that’s the way it’s been seeming

This Iowa native
So clear and creative —

Sometimes we think that we’re dreaming

All of great dreams we conceive —
The high goals that we strive to achieve —

We all are so grateful —
And it seems almost fateful —

That here on our team we have Steve

Steve, you bald-headed Norwegian
Look at your fan base — it’s legion

Your friends and admirers:
Inform all inquirers

That “LANGERUD RULES” in this region

We sing this great soul we call Steve
We see him — we say, We believe!

So good to be here with him
To spend our career with him —

Steve Langerud, please never leave!

March 10, 2015

• Archaeologist in France. Carpenter in Australia. Basketball player in Mexico. Street
performer in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Domestic
• Dump truck driver, Garbage truck driver, Retail clothing and audio sales, Residential
milk delivery, Warehouse worker, Bartender, Waiter, Vail ski bum

We see him — we say WE BELIEVE!
We all wear our hearts on our sleeve
Please never leave
Weave
Achieve
Conceive
Deceive
Naïve
Perceive
Receive
Relieve
Retrieve
Always on the qui vive

Sitting beside us
And helping to guide us

Teeming
Teaming

Look at the things that he’s done
His vita is second to none

Ski bum in Vail

Bent in life, spent, meant, intent

Steve’s had a varied career
A good thing . . .

Ten thousand people he’s guided!
Ten thousand in Steve have confided