Our precious Leslie Jerome Steinback passed away on March 1st, 2021 at Brooklyn Hospital Center after suffering a heart attack a few weeks prior.Jerome nicknamed "Hachi" was born on September 17th, 1950. He was born to James Steinback and Evelyn Snead Steinback in Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in Brooklyn with his sister, brother and cousins, Keith, Craig, and Shawn who were considered his surrogate brothers. Jerome graduated from Franklin Lane High School in Brooklyn NY; he also attended a trade school for electricity. After dating his future wife for two years, he married Portia Dixon Steinback on July 27th 1974; from that union they had one daughter. They were married for 38 years until her passing in 2012. He also worked as a security guard for 20+ years; he retired in the fall of 2019.Jerome was a loving, and generous person who dedicated his life to family, and was actively involved with his church. He enjoyed spending time with his family, attending and volunteering at St. Mary's church in Brooklyn, and visiting his grandchildren in Richmond, Virginia. He was a devoted Brother, Nephew, Father and Grandfather who always made time for his loved ones. He had a kind and gentle soul, one that people would gravitate to. As a lover of music, his favorite artists were James Brown and Sam Cooke. Jerome leaves us to reunite with his wife Portia Steinback who passed away eight years ago. He is survived by his daughter, Cheryle, three grandchildren, Jeremiah, Eva and Leah: his son-in-law Terence, devoted sister Joyce, his Aunt and surrogate mother Georgianna, and cousins Craig and Shawn Wilkins.