Steven Wheeler May 25, 1952 – May 27, 2025
Steve Wheeler was born in Pomona, California in 1952, the son of Stanton and Mary Lou Wheeler. He graduated from Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, where he was a standout on the school’s track and cross-country teams, setting numerous school records.
Steve’s passion for competitive running flourished at Duke University, where he won numerous Atlantic Coast Conference championships in both indoor and outdoor competition and was awarded All-American status in Track & Field multiple times. He set several Duke individual and relay team records, including the Distance Medley Relay and 4xMile Relay. In 1974, Steve became the 67th distance runner in the United States to run a sub-four-minute mile.
Steve earned a master’s degree in public administration from San Diego State University in 1978 and embarked on a distinguished, four-decade-long career in city and county administration…