STEVE PANAYOTOFF 1/7/71 ~ 8/14/10 Steven Panayotoff, 39, passed into God's hands peacefully on August 14th, 2010 after a long courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born 1-7-71 in Howell, NJ to Marina and Stoyan Panayotoff and moved to Washington in 1989. Stevie loved to travel and was an avid outdoorsman. He did it all! He loved his career and missed it greatly. The family thanks his friends and co-workers for their fund raising efforts and all their love and support. Stevie was preceded in death by his father, Stoyan; grandfather, Panteley Pikula; and uncle, Paul Pikula. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Marina and Kirk Dahler; loving brother, Vladimir; sister, Laura; nephew, Tavin; grandmother, Olga "Baba" Pikula; aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens on Saturday, August 28th at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to any cancer foundation. Please sign the Guest Book at www.columbian.com/obits.