Steven Roger Simpson, 64, of Richland, Washington died September 5, 2012, while battling colon cancer. He was born in Richland on September 23, 1947 to Dean and Florence Simpson. Steve graduated from Columbia Richland High School and received a BA, Mass Communications and Instructor Credential from Cal-State University, Fresno. Steve served as a Marine during the Vietnam War. He worked for Westinghouse Hanford as a trainer/videographer/senior communications aide; completed various contracts in Washington D.C.; co-founded ADOTO, an online apparel fit software company; and held a variety of Senior Instructional Designer contracts in Seattle. Steve is survived by wife, Ruth Rush-Simpson; children Amanda Simpson, Amanda Anna Ehlers and Tyson Krystyn Rush; sister Margaret Lee; niece Cristin Cameron Cox; nephews Devan and Jeremy; 4 grandchildren; 1 grandniece; and countless lifelong friends. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, September 22nd from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Hampton Inn in Richland. Graveside services will be Tuesday, September 25th at Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Chaplaincy www.triciteschaplaincy.org or to the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org are encouraged.