Frank P Steves Jr. and Beverly Ann Steves (Summers) carry roots through Manteca that run extremely deep. Their dedication and passion for their communities were inspiring. The reason for the “plural” in communities stems from the cities of Manteca, Oakdale and Chowchilla, where Frank founded his first automobile dealership in 1974, in the city of Oakdale. Fast forward to 2004, Frank later founded his 2^nd dealer operation, Steves Chevrolet of Chowchilla. Frank’s automotive legacy is carried on by his 2 sons and grandson. Jeff Steves continued on to primarily focus on the Oakdale store, while Brett continues to primarily focus on the Chowchilla store, while Frank’s grandson, Austin Steves is the upcoming 3^rd generation dealer, happily carrying on his beloved grandfather’s automobile legacy. 

Frank’s father emigrated from the Azores islands in the country of Portugal in 1944 where he landed dairy work in the San Joaquin valley. Frank knew that it wasn’t his line of work, he had a passion for cars, so he started selling cars. Frank’s initiative is protected to this day by his family. Frank served on many councils within the automotive industry, such as the California Motor Car Dealers Association and the National Chevrolet Dealer Council as part of the Chevrolet Avalanche design team. His true joys in life were his wife Beverly, children, grandchildren, traveling, golf and of course his businesses.  

Beverly Ann Steves (Summers) was born in 1939 in the state of Arizona. Beverly was a lifetime resident of Manteca. Her high school days consisted of her enrollment into Choir, day to day classes and of course, Senior Class President. Beverly had this natural striking beauty that im sure everyone can remember. Her striking looks mixed with her incredible talent within music (especially piano) is something that is hard to forget, for anyone that knew Beverly, they knew her heart was made of solid gold. Her joys in life stemmed immensely from the love for her husband, Frank, her three children and her long list of grandchildren. Family was everything to her. Family meant so much to her that in fact, she dictated to Frank, when opening his first dealer operation , that the store must remain closed on Sundays, because to Beverly, Sundays were for two things; Family and Church. Beverly was extremely dedicated to her church.  

The Central Valley is a special place filled with wonderful people and incredible opportunities. The Steves family remains in these communities with a deep passion and love for what the valley has to offer and what the Steves family has to offer back.