A 28-year-old woman who died in a three-vehicle crash on Anthony Henday Drive early Saturday morning is being remembered as a dear friend and mother of three.
Friends and co-workers say Steffi Stuetz was “kind and compassionate” and “full of potential and promise.”
“Fun and positive and full of energy and full of life,” friend Darlene Reid said. “She just had a smile that was infectious.”
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Stuetz was an associate at Realty Executives Vision.
A memorial fund has been set up on gofundme to support her family and help with funeral expenses. As of Sunday afternoon, nearly $15,000 had been raised.
Reid, who owns Realty Executives Vision with her husband and worked closely with Stuetz, set up the fundraising page. She also became good friends with Stuetz.
“She was ambitious, ethical, incredibly loyal… just amazing to work around… ‘No’ wasn’t in her vocabulary. Even if it was the most ridiculous request: ‘Yes,’ and she would get it done. She was just amazing, an amazing friend, amazing mother, amazing co-worker, amazing realtor.”
“Everyone that met her came away better for the experience because of her sunny disposition, sense of humour and gentle spirit,” Reid wrote on the gofundme page.
“She was one of those people: always positive, warm and sweet.
“She was a bright young star, full of potential and promise. She had that old-school work ethic to go along with her intelligence, and she put in the long, hard hours to better herself. In the last while, she found herself in a place where her gifts were recognized and valued, where her career and sense of self were on the rise, and where she felt inspired and hopeful. She was excited to be setting a shining example for her children.
“This is a tragedy for us and for three little ones who are too young to even understand what is going on. Let’s do this because it is the right thing to do and because this family needs it. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and warm wishes.”
Reid said Stuetz’s priority was her family.
“She would bring her kids over here lots. I have little bunny so she always came over and played with the bunnies, always made time for her kids. She almost sometimes made me feel like an inadequate mom because she’s so good at it.”
Friends said Stuetz was born in Calgary but lived in Edmonton.