Marine Lance Corporal Stephen Thomas Coning of Avon, Indiana, beloved husband, father, son, brother hero and friend.
He was a bright spirit, with an infectious smile that lifted up everyone’s day. Stephen served 5 years in the United States Marine Corps with 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, and was a combat veteran of OEF in Afghanistan and was honorably discharged in 2013. He was a college graduate climbing the career ladder to be a Veterinarian, and practicing at The Animal Clinic of Plainfield.
He leaves behind his Wife Sky Coning, 2 year old Son Koleton Coning, Father Steve Coning, Step Father and Mother Dale & Mary Coovert and 10 siblings.
He will have a full military honors service, assisted by his fellow Marine Bothers. He was truly a soul to be missed. May he forever rest in heaven. Semper Fidelis.
Lance Cpl Stephen Thomas Coning lost his battle with PTS on July 5, 2016. He was 26 years old.
YOU’LL NEVER FORGET HIM. BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU I’M 80+
I love you and miss you everyday. I hate that you’re gone and it eats away at me everyday. I failed you as a friend and I hate that the last thing I said to you was “ you motherfucker!” You did spray with me with mace thought. Every time I see a shitty silver Taurus, I think of you. Or when one of my boots asks me a retarded question about FDC, I think about you. Or when I hear the colts are still sucking. It hasn’t been easy without you, it’s been really hard actually. Just so you know, I got promoted to staff sergeant the day you left, I heard about you 2 minutes before getting pinned. The way I felt then is how I feel now. I forgive you, and I’ll always have this feeling of emptiness without you, but I forgive you….. I love you brother, I’ll never stop thinking about you.