Galesburg Township Assessor and longtime owner of Midwest Appraisals Steven W. Daly passed away on Tuesday at the age of 63.
Daly was appointed Township Assessor in 2016 by the Galesburg City Council following the retirement of Darrell Lovell who had been in the position for 30 years.
Daly was then elected twice first in 2017 and again just in April.
The assessor is in charge of assessing the market value of all property within Galesburg township.
Although Daly was born in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia he owned and operated Midwest Appraisal in Galesburg for almost 3 and a half decades.
Steve is survived by his partner of 27 years, Stephanie Teel.
Besides his professional interests, Steve loved to travel with Stephanie, at one time was a SCUBA instructor, made over 30 stained glass pieces.
Daly’s obituary remembers him as a man with a good heart who donated his organs that will go to save several lives.
Services are being held Friday Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. with a visitation before from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Grace Anglican Church
