Steven Haynes in photographs taken for an Ohio Magazine article.
Photo taken by Jodi Miller.
Steven Haynes, one of the founders and organizers of Cinevent, died at his Columbus, Ohio, home Tuesday morning, April 21, 2015. He was 68 years old.
From the obituary published in the Columbus Dispatch, April 23, 2015
A 1965 graduate of South High School, he graduated from Ohio State in 1969 with a degree in Music Education.
One of Steven's great passions was classic film. In 1969, he co-founded CINEVENT, a classic film convention which draws attendees from around the world. He was a chair of each of the first 46 conventions and played a role in the planning for this year's convention. His work with CINEVENT brought joy to the lives of thousands of attendees through the years.
While in college, and for several years thereafter, he worked at Discount Records on OSU's campus. He worked at DCSC/DSCC for over 30 years, first as an item manager, and for most of his tenure as a self-taught computer systems analyst.
A lifelong lover of music, he sang in his high school choir, in church choirs at Thurman Avenue and King Avenue Methodist Churches, and with the Columbus Symphony Chorus. He also played the trombone while in high school. He performed in school productions of South Pacific and Plain & Fancy and played Ben Franklin in a community production of 1776.
Cinevent 47 was held in his honor, where we presented one of Steve's favorite silent films, THE WHISTLE.