Support Steve Rock’s Final Journey

My name is Miranda. A few days ago, my brother Stephen Dozier—beloved friend, family member, and father of 3–passed away very unexpectedly.

On Friday, March 14th 2025, Steve was going about his day as usual: making breakfast, getting the kids ready for school, sending memes. After school, he went to his normal routine of getting his children ready to go back to their moms’ houses for the weekend. Steve had been complaining about stomach pain all day, but figured it was something that would go away after a while.

As the day went on, the pain got worse. The kids went to their moms’ houses and he decided to lie down for a while on our mother’s bed, hoping to get some relief from the pain that had been afflicting him all day. Steve rested in the silence, taking time to himself to let the pain calm down.

Some time passed and our aunt went to check on him. When she touched him, she realized that he wasn’t breathing and awoke our mom. After seeing that he was only exhaling but not inhaling, the paramedics were called and our younger brother waited with him until the EMTs arrived.

When the paramedics showed up, they hooked him up to a monitor and started compressions. Then, they intubated him to trying to coax breath back into his body, but despite their efforts, time-of-death was called right around midnight.

Stephen, 38-year-old brother to 3, and father to 3, had passed away. Just the day before, he had been alive and seemingly well. He called and joked with cousins, got to see his new nephew for the first time, and ate olives with his kids. I had just sent him a song I recorded and he commented on how well-done it was. He had spoken to friends out on the west coast about good news happening in their lives.

And just like that, we—all of his family, friends, and loved ones—are all brought to face living in a world without him. But his joy, generosity, kindness, creativity, love and impact live on.

We don’t yet know the final cause of death, but we are looking to find out—not just for closure, but also in case what happened was hereditary. We need to be aware of for his siblings and also his children.

While I am not one to usually ask for help or reach out to others for assistance, this time I am calling upon the community to donate toward his final expenses as he did not have an insurance policy or leave any money.

Whatever you choose to contribute is greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance to all of those who so generously support this cause. We (his family) are ready for closure and completion of this difficult time so that he may rest easy and we can start our healing process.

Let’s give Rock Boi a solid send off and show him all our love!