Steven Ray Shattuck was born October 31, 1970 in North Kansas City, MO to Irene E. Griffith Shattuck and the late John A. Shattuck, Sr. He passed away on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 at the age of 52 after a long illness.

Steve earned two degrees from the University of Central Missouri. He was hired by his alma mater as an instructor in August 1999 and began serving as assistant professor, non-tenure track, in 2010. This was followed by his role as assistant instructor in 2021, and a promotion to senior instructor in August 2022.

During his tenure, Steve developed a strong rapport with his students and led the effort to make UCM one of the first institutions of higher education in Missouri to establish an Esports program. Launched in the fall of 2019 it was a way for students who loved gaming to compete on a collegiate level while also receiving scholarships to help support their education at UCM. Steve was actively involved in the annual Sonia Kovalevsky Day to encourage female high school students to pursue careers in mathematics and was a faculty advisor to Alpha Phi sorority and Kappa Mu Epsilon mathematics honor society. Steve also served as secretary to KME's national organization.

Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science and a Master's of Science in Mathematics at UCM. He completed all of his degree requirements except his dissertation toward a doctorate in Mathematics Education at the University of Missouri- Kansas City.

Steve is survived by his husband William L. "Bo" Ramsey; his mother Irene E. Shattuck; his brother Jay (Lynnette) Shattuck of Liberty, MO; his sister Carrie L. (Chris) Wilcox of Pittsburg, KS; his nephew Skylar Shattuck; and nieces Jordyn Shattuck and Nova Wilcox.

Future memorial activities are still being finalized at this time.