Steven Francis Techet Steven Francis Techet Steven Francis Techet was the consummate story teller. He probably should have written his own obituary, but here we are writing it for him, after his two-year battle with melanoma. Steven passed away peacefully on Saturday night, April 10, 2021, at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, N.C. Steven was a devoted husband, loving father and doting grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Joan Richards Techet; his two children, Alexandra and Andrew Techet; his seven grandchildren; and his sister, Whitney Posillico. Steven was born Aug. 15, 1945, in Manhattan, N.Y. He grew up in Garden City, N.Y., and was a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and Washington University Law School in St. Louis, Mo.