Steven A LaMere, 56

Steven Allen LaMere, 56, passed away peacefully March 23, 2020 at his home in Ballston Spa with his mom, dad and his two dear home health aides by his side. Steven passed away of Lou Gehrig's disease.

Born June 7, 1963 he was the son of Robert A. LaMere and Beverly J. LaMere of Tupper Lake.

Steve graduated of Tupper Lake High School 1982. In high school he played football and made All Northern. Later on he was quick to try rugby with Bob Burrell of Paul Smiths and broke his nose in his first game. He said, “he loved the game.”

He attended St. Lawrence University for one year then transferred to Canton and then on to E.S.F. Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse until he graduated.

While in Syracuse he took karate lessons and had a few successful bouts , eventually attaining the rank of Black Belt.

Steve's first job as working at a fish hatchery close to Syracuse and later on he became hatchery manager at Crown Point. He waorked there until he retired in 2019.

When the job of fish hatchery manager came up, after college he gladly accepted. Right away he made remarkable transformations by culturing 36,000 two year old trout and 2,000 three year old trout annually. His hatchery became the most unique and ambitious stocking program in the Northeastern U.S.

In 1998 Steve was honored with the Professional Conservationist of the year award.

Steve became concerned with Milfoil being so prevalent in the lakes and ponds and formed his own business after his retirement from the hatchery. It was called Adirondack Ecologists, LLC.

As president and CEO he did his own environmental consulting and planning. He became Region 5 director and an environmental consulting and policy analyst. He was also elected president of the Adirondack Council at one point.

While in Syracuse he met and married April Bailiff. They had a daughter Ashley and a few years later a son Morgan. Ashley grew up and attended Vassar College for five years. Morgan attends Rochester Institute of Technology and is in his third year.

Steve always loved the outdoors. He learned to fish, hunt and trap with his grandmother, Nellie Staves an avid outdoors woman herself. He also liked to cut trees in the woods with his dad.

Steve was a good dad and good man. He saved his money to take his kids on trips to different countries after his divorce.

Over his fireplace mantel there is a plaque which has letters that seem to be written in stone. The plaque reads: “The Will of God Will Never Take You Where The Grace of God Will Not Protect You. Amen.”