Steven Michael Maroul

 Steven Michael Maroul, affectionally known by many as Pooh Bear was born September 26,1960 to Henry and Patricia Maroul in Huntsville, Texas. He was the third child out of four and the baby boy of the family.

He passed on Friday, April 17, 2026.

 He is survived by his father Henry J. Maroul Jr. and wife Pam, brothers Keith Maroul and wife Julie, Mark Maroul, sister, Stacy Morgan and husband Wayne, uncle Eugene Maroul and wife Maxine, aunt Rose Marie Maroul, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends he considered family.

  He was preceded in death by his mother Patricia (Hanson) Maroul, Paternal Grandparents Henry J. Maroul Sr. and Vlasta (Kovar) Maroul, Maternal Grandparents Richard Hanson and Anola (Ballowe) Hanson, Uncle Jimmy Maroul, Uncle Donald and Aunt Betty Marie Wilson, cousin, Alice Marie Wilson, sister-in-law Laury Maroul and the week before his death, his precious Miss Piggy.

  As a young boy growing up in Brazoria, he was a cub scout, boy scout, altar boy at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and played little league baseball. He was a 1980 Columbia High School graduate and a member of the Frisbee Club. He was an excellent pool player and although he had no formal training, he was a debater extraordinaire.

 Steven lived on New York Street in Brazoria as a child and had lots of neighborhood friends, some who became lifelong friends. They spent hours playing outside in the woods or at the nearby Brazos River.

 One of his favorite things to do was to catch crawfish after it rained. There wasn’t a crawfish safe in the neighborhood ditches and once he had cleared the ditches, he would start crawling through the culverts to find more. Occasionally, he would get bacon out of the refrigerator to use for bait to lure the crawfish out of their hole. After catching the crawfish, he would get one of his momma’s pots and some butter and boil them up over a fire he built out of twigs and leaves.

 He had a big heart for animals and frequently brought home an assortment of critters, including turtles, wild baby pigs and his most loved find, a border collie he named Lassie. At first his parents said he couldn’t keep her, but a few days after finding her, Steven and his brothers were playing football in the yard, as Steven ran past the corner of the house, his dad was hiding there and jumped out to tackle him. Lassie let Henry know not to mess with her boy. She became a permanent family member after that.

 He honed his shooting skills at the city park with his pellet gun, keeping the robin population in check.

 Steven’s dad introduced his children to hunting and fishing early in life, which they all loved, but he took it to a whole different level.

 Before he got his first shotgun, his dad borrowed a neighbor’s long tom 12 gauge shot gun which was taller than Steven. That didn’t slow him down in his hunting.

  His earliest years of duck hunting began down the road from his house in a slough by the Brazos River, where he had an endless supply of wood ducks. That slough and Badge Lake were some of his favorite places to be when he was a kid.

 In his teen years he became very skilled at tanning animal pelts, which could sometimes cause his mom some aggravation, when she’d find the hides soaking in the bathtub.

 He was also known to bring wounded Canadian Geese home to nurse them back to health.

  He studied and trained in martial arts earning a brown belt in Aikido in 1978. He then went on to train under Sensis’ Donald Swansey and Walter Rose in 1979 and achieved a green belt. In 1980 he went to the Black Belt Academy in Houston and trained in American Karate. Along with his friend Robert Calcote, they traveled and competed in tournaments all over Texas.

He became an avid outdoorsman who lived and breathed hunting and fishing. He could spend entire days out in the woods or on the water.

He loved hunting and fishing so much that for several years, he would work during the summer, saving up his paychecks so he could fish and hunt all winter.

In his younger years he worked as a fishing guide for Brown & Root at Manor and Eagle Nest Lakes with Frank Hannah and they LEGALLY reduced the alligator population.

He also did guided quail and pheasant hunts in east and south Texas.

 He worked as a rigger and small crane operator which took him to California and Nebraska, working alongside friend, Troy Roundtree. His last job was working in the pipeline industry ensuring pipeline safety.

He spent several years at the goose lease in Eagle Lake hunting and spending time with close friends, including Rick Patterson.

For a few years, Steven had a wild racoon living under his house that he would eventually be able to feed out of his hand.

 Steven seemed to be a magnet for stray or dumped dogs and his last dog, Miss Piggy, was his faithful companion for nearly 15 years. They had a special bond and love.

We’ll see you on the other side, and until then we’ll cherish all the memories and good times we had with you.

Final arrangements entrusted to Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria. (979) 798-9113.

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