Funeral for COL (Retired) Ronald D. Steinig, 74, Lawton will be at 9:30 AM Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Chad Fetzer, pastor of New Haven Church officiating. COL Steinig passed away at the Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Ron was born on April 23, 1938 in Los Angeles, California to Norman B. Steinig, Sr. and Arrie Duane Betts Steinig. He grew up and attended schools in Alaska, Washington State and California, graduating from Santa Monica, California High School in June 1956. He enlisted in the Army 6-month active duty program to then attend college while serving in the U.S. Army Reserves. He applied for and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon graduation in June 1963, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery. On June 30, 1963, he married Carolyn McElroy in Santa Monica, California. His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He received a Master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona. From 1971 until 1975, he was an instructor of Mathematics at the U.S. Military Academy. COL Steinig held command and staff positions in Hawaii, Vietnam, Texas, Germany, Korea as commander of 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery at Camp Stanley, and Washington D.C. In July 1984, he was assigned as director of the Tactics and Combined Arms Department at the U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He then served as Inspector General at Fort Sill until July 1988. At Fort Hood, Texas he was director of the Training and Support Systems Test Directorate, Test and Experimentation Command. He then served as director of the National Range Operations Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. When he retired in July 1990 he was the range deputy commander ending a 27 year military career. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, multiple awards of the Air Medal, Parachutist Badge, Aircraft Crewman Badge and Ranger Tab. In August 1990, Ron became the Business Administrator of Lawton First Baptist Church and served for 13 years. He was an ordained deacon. He was a charter member of New Haven Church and taught Bible Study Classes most of his adult life. He was also a member of the Lawton Kiwanis Club. He was a Red Cross Volunteer at the Reynolds Army Community Hospital pharmacy and pharmissary at Fort Sill and volunteered at the Hearts That Care free medical clinic in Lawton. Ron is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of the home, one son, LTC Peter Steinig and his wife Melissa and three granddaughters, Sarah, Emily and Hannah, all of Fort Lewis, Washington, one daughter, Deborah Seider and her husband John, two grandsons, Zachary and Benjamin Seider, all of Richardson, Texas, one brother, Norman B. Steinig, Jr. and his wife LeVita, of Wichita Falls, Texas, three nephews, Gregory Steinig and family of St. Petersburg, Florida, Jeffrey Steinig of Columbus, Ohio and Douglas Steinig and family of Tampa, Florida and many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Donations in Ron's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 2448 E. 81st Street, Suite 3000, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 or to Laying the Foundation Property Fund, C/O New Haven Church, P.O. Box 185, Lawton, OK 73502.