Too young. My mom died at 54. Prayers to his family and friends.

Great writer, nice guy, and always humble. The Democrat and his old haunt The Osceola lost a good one.

I remember when he wrote for the Osceola and I couldn’t wait each week to read what he’d written.

A true model of excellence in the FSU community, Steve will be greatly missed.

Condolences to the Ellis Family.

Steve was the first Nole beat reporter and main stream media reporter to call on Bobby to step down. He had the nad’s to see what the problem was and how to correct it, after being on the Nole beat longer than any other reporter in FSU history.

RIP Steve Ellis.

He was great and balanced beat reporter and was the only FSU beat writer for TD that I ever knew. His input and his voice will be greatly missed by Seminole fans. Rest in peace, Steve.

Clemson writer, hate to hear that.

My condolences go out to the family, friends and colleagues at TDO.

My prayers go to his family. Thanks for your work. Much appreciated.

I met Steve once. He was great to me. Prayers for him and his family. RIP

Steve was always fair with his assessments of FSU and turned out a high volume of coverage for one guy. The Seminole Nation has lost a great member of its family. For years, he was the one source for FSU news for many of us.

Prayers for the Ellis Family.

But I’ll always thank him for firing the shot heard round the Seminole Nation and calling for Bowden to step down. He provided the much needed cajones to get the ball rolling.

shows you how fragile life is, and puts into perspective what’s really important.

Tomorrow is promised to no one.

Sitting in my parents’ kitchen eating pancakes, drinking orange juice, and flipping the sports section or Saturday game section with dilated pupils in anticipation of his work.
A little part of us died today.

I heard the news yesterday, so I hope this story doesn’t seem too aloof. (I was shocked and very saddened by the news.) My wife and I are pregnant again with another girl, and she came home a couple weeks ago with a new idea for the baby’s name: Ellis. Immediately I thought of Steve Ellis (even though I haven’t lived in Tallahassee for five years), and I told my wife I thought it would be a strange association for me to have for a little girl. :) I know this isn’t much of a tribute, but I hope it speaks to the impact Steve had on sharing the goings-on at FSU with the Nole fandom at large for years and years. His name is synonymous with the FSU beat. I never knew the man personally, and I don’t know anything about his character. From every account, he’s a man I would have been proud to meet. I’m sad that he’s gone.

Tony Barnhart

http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/11/20/my-friend-steve-ellis/?cxntfid=blogs_barnhart_college_football

Ivan Maisel

http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/13492/three-point-stance-change-is-mediocre

Bianchi

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2009/11/journalism-will-desperately-miss-the-tallahassee-democrats-steve-ellis-.html

…The Tallahassee Democrat wont be the same without him. Followed his articles for the Noles for years.