Jamie Steadman Baird was born on January 1, 1968, and passed away during the wee hours of the morning on September 11, 2014, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Jamie was the daughter of Gary W. Steadman and Sharon Wardle Steadman. Her mother died when she was three years old, and she was raised by her father and her second mother, Mary Potter Steadman in Tooele. She attended Tooele High School and graduated in 1986. She loved her participation in Sha-Ronns, the drill team named after her first mother. Jamie always loved to dance. She married Duane Evans and gave birth to her first son Duane "Blake" Evans. They divorced but remained life-long friends. As a single mom, she went to school and became an RN with a specialty in labor and delivery, and was an exceptional and caring nurse. She and David Baird (deceased) were married and later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They had Zachary Gary Baird and Courtney Baird. Jamie suffered from many medical ailments throughout the last years of her life and was lovingly cared for by her children and long-time friend Bradley Myers. In spite of illnesses, she was a happy and caring person and loved to be in the middle of all activities. Her signature was arriving late for every occasion with a big smile on her face. She is survived by her children; Blake and Brittany Evans, her adored grandchild Bentley Drake, Zachary and Courtney Baird, her dear friend; Brad Meyers, her parents; Gary and Mary Steadman, her siblings; Julie (Steve) Lyman, Diana (Andy) Law, Lori (Bennett) Barcon, David (Michelle) Steadman, Teri (Alan) Edmunds, Jana Whittaker, and Michael Steadman, plus many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held at the Tooele Stake Center, 253 South 200 East, on Wednesday, September 17th at 11am with a viewing at 10am before the service. A viewing will also be held Tuesday, September 16th, in the same building from 6pm to 8pm. Interment at the Tooele City Cemetery.
