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In Memory of
David Andrew
Stewart
Stewart
2018
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Obituary for David Andrew Stewart
David Andrew Stewart passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 5th. He was 87. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised on the Gulf Coast in Pass Christian, Mississippi where he was an avid sailor, a passion he held for his entire life. Dave was the youngest child of the late J. Norton Stewart, a commercial illustrator and the late Elizabeth Stewart (Lockett), a writer.
After World War II, Dave’s family relocated from Pass Christian to Pelham Manor, New
York. David attended Williston Academy in Easthampton, MA and Lehigh University.
In 1951, he joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Point Cruz as quartermaster and signalman during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1953. Dave pursued his love of sailing and went to work for his good friend Bill Luders as an assistant at the Luders Marine Construction Co. in Stanford, Connecticut.
David met and married his wife, Flora MacPherson Church from Montreal, Canada in 1962. They settled in Barrington and David began a long career as the head of his own business, Systematics, Inc. where he designed and built instrumentation systems for the jewelry plating industry.
In 1970 Dave was hired as the coordinator for the 12 meter “Intrepid” America’s Cup campaign in Newport Rhode Island. He was instrumental in Intrepid’s skipper Bill “Ficker is quicker” Ficker’s victory over Gretel II to retain the America’s Cup
David was a lifelong member of the New York Yacht Club and a former member of the Barrington Yacht Club.
David was predeceased by his older brother, J. Norton Stewart, Jr., a merchant marine who was lost at sea during World War II, and his older sister, Anne (Nancy) Stewart Dana, who passed away earlier this year. He is survived by his wife, Flora, his children, Mary Stewart Gibbs, of Barrington and Sarah Stewart of Brooklyn, CT and grandchildren Flora Gibbs of Walla Walla, WA and Daniel Gibbs of Barrington. David was loved dearly and will be missed by all who knew him.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 18th, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling hours and flowers are omitted.
www.wjsmithfh.com
After World War II, Dave’s family relocated from Pass Christian to Pelham Manor, New
York. David attended Williston Academy in Easthampton, MA and Lehigh University.
In 1951, he joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Point Cruz as quartermaster and signalman during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1953. Dave pursued his love of sailing and went to work for his good friend Bill Luders as an assistant at the Luders Marine Construction Co. in Stanford, Connecticut.
David met and married his wife, Flora MacPherson Church from Montreal, Canada in 1962. They settled in Barrington and David began a long career as the head of his own business, Systematics, Inc. where he designed and built instrumentation systems for the jewelry plating industry.
In 1970 Dave was hired as the coordinator for the 12 meter “Intrepid” America’s Cup campaign in Newport Rhode Island. He was instrumental in Intrepid’s skipper Bill “Ficker is quicker” Ficker’s victory over Gretel II to retain the America’s Cup
David was a lifelong member of the New York Yacht Club and a former member of the Barrington Yacht Club.
David was predeceased by his older brother, J. Norton Stewart, Jr., a merchant marine who was lost at sea during World War II, and his older sister, Anne (Nancy) Stewart Dana, who passed away earlier this year. He is survived by his wife, Flora, his children, Mary Stewart Gibbs, of Barrington and Sarah Stewart of Brooklyn, CT and grandchildren Flora Gibbs of Walla Walla, WA and Daniel Gibbs of Barrington. David was loved dearly and will be missed by all who knew him.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 18th, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling hours and flowers are omitted.
www.wjsmithfh.com
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