Steven Michael Carducci, age 49, of Sycamore, IL, deeply loved by his mother, Nancy; and his stepfather, Helmut Pannke; his son, Gaige Carducci; and his brother, Carmen (Tony) Carducci; Paula; and her children, Angel, Eric, Shada, and Renee. His father, Samuel Carducci, preceded him in death in 2009. There are no words to cover the breadth and depth of his heart that touched so many lives. When you needed strength, he held his hand out for you to hold and when you needed love, his heart was always open for you to enter. When you needed laughter to brighten a dark day, his humor and smile enveloped you. He was not an ordinary man, but a very special man that had an immense heart filled with the joy of giving. The essence of who he was will live in our hearts forever.