Devon James Steel passed away in the loving arms of his mother and father on October 30, 2015. He was born May 21, 2015, at Birmingham Women's Hospital in Birmingham, England, to Luke and Jaclyn (Schneider) Steel.

A diagnosed congenital heart condition brought Devon under the dedicated care of the doctors and nurses at the Birmingham Children's Hospital. His resolve, his will to fight and his beautiful smile touched all who loved and cared for him. Despite open-heart surgeries, loving care and prayers, his delicate heart could not carry on. He left us at the peaceful, serene ACORNS Children's Hospice of Birmingham.

In addition to his parents, Devon is survived by grandparents, Robert and Linda Steel, Nuneaton, UK, Jay and Debra Schneider, Mount Horeb; uncles Jamie (Samantha) Steel, Nathan Steel all of Nuneaton, UK, and Kevin Schneider, Telluride, Colorado; maternal great-grandmother, Betty Zentner, New Glarus; paternal great-grandparents, Ron and Cheryl Schneider, New Glarus. His surviving family also includes an extended family of cousins and great-aunts and great-uncles.

A memorial service for friends and family in the United States will be held at the Mount Horeb Evangelical Lutheran Church on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. A memorial service of thanksgiving for Devon was held on November 5, 2015, at Holy Trinity Attleborough, Nuneaton, in the United Kingdom.

The family would like to thank you all for the love, support and prayers you have given Devon. He found his strength through all of you. Thank you to Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham, Birmingham Children's Hospital and ACORNS Children's Hospice for all the support they have given us. They have blessed our lives in ways they may never realize.

Memorials made to the family will be used for the Birmingham Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham and the ACORNS Children's Hospice, in honor and remembrance of Devon.