Steve Sostak, the famous saxophonist and singer, has just died at the age of 49. The cause of death has not been revealed. A longtime acquaintance of Sostak, Faye Kolly, paid tribute to him on Facebook in a lengthy message, saying:
“I was thinking about how to honor the memory of a long lost friend. We haven’t spoken since college, but learning of his death and witnessing the immense pain and memories of my friends and friends of friends struck a chord. rude.”
Kolly describes Sostak as a “bright light” to those who know and love him. Kolly describes Sostak as someone who is passionate about music and bands. He was a member who was always eager to join an Amnesty International letter-writing campaign on campus that they had planned. When they corrected the lyrics to “What a shame about Ray,” Kolly insisted it was one of her favorite college memories. She continued to say:
“Even though I didn’t like the song, the irony and good nature of the performance still resonated with me when I heard it. He’s been wildly successful amid a sea of suitable people in college and in life. He always stays true to himself.”
Kolly asked people to contact people who had been in contact with Steve Sostak for a long time. Kolly went on to explain that people will miss him dearly and that his life has a purpose. The post concludes with:
“My sincere condolences to my Facebook friends who may be reading this and grieving his passing. But you don’t have to know him to miss him. Dial your contacts and connect with the people who matter to you.
Twitter users pay tribute
Steve Sostak has earned a reputation as a consummate performer throughout the years. As news of his death spread, Twitter was flooded with tributes:
I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of @inspirecitizen1 Steve Sostak. I first met him in 2019 at #SDGs summit in #Shenzhen. I interviewed him that weekend. He has inspired me and so many others to make an impact on the world. https://t.co/rUFGgcACiV – Life is too short. pic.twitter.com/wh80CTzJIE
— Kevin O’Shea 🇨🇦 🇯🇵 #EnvironmentalEducation (@MadForMaple) February 7, 2023
Steve Sostak has been an integral part of the Chicago band for a long time and has always been a bright spot. Good band, good guy. He played pickup baseball and was on the CMBA Red Sox with a bunch of other musicians, always playing well there. Requiescat.🎈 https://t.co/amTGkxMLPY
— albino steve (@electricalWSOP) February 7, 2023
Steve Sostak lived in Beijing until his death.
Steve Sostak is the co-founder of Inspire Citizens, an organization dedicated to empowering teachers and students to take meaningful action. He enrolled at the University of Notre Dame and began performing at Check Engine with Chris Daly.
Sweep The Leg Johnny was formed when the couple moved to Chicago and met a few more people, including Scott Ana and Matt Alicea. The band recorded several albums before splitting and forming another band, ZZZZ. ZZZZ’s debut album, Palm Reader, was published in 2005 and the band has played at various events. Over the next few years, Sostak switched careers to teaching. He has worked with Inspire Citizens to spark faculty and student interest in the community and solve problems by building media and global impact initiatives.
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