F. Stewart

STEWART, F. Alvin

1926 – 2016

F. Alvin Stewart passed away peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2016. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Elizabeth (nee Hamilton) and brother Robert. He is survived by his four children Frances, James (Suzanne), Ian (Rochelle), Paul (Darlene), his grandchildren Sarah, Stewart, Matthew, Andrew, Amelia, Hilary, Cameron, Blair, Elizabeth, Graeme, Quinn, Evelyn, Rory, and dear friend Gwen Foley. Raised in City View, he earned a B. Sc. Degree in Agriculture from Macdonald College in Ste.-Anne-de-Bellevue. As a builder and developer in Nepean, he was president of the Ottawa Home Builders Association and an active member of the City View Kiwanis. In his farming career, he served as a director with the Ontario Milk Commission, the Ontario Milk Marketing Board and the Ontario Farm Products Appeal Tribunal. A founding member of the Scope Lake Fish & Game Club, he also enjoyed fly-fishing at the Capital Fish & Game Club, volunteering at the Richmond Fair and summers at his Norway Bay cottage. Alvin was an avid fisherman, a farmer at heart, a natural businessman and a proud father and grandfather. Visitation will be held at the Garden Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 3440 Richmond Rd., Nepean on Monday, October 3rd from 2-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 4th at 11 a.m. at St. John's Anglican Church, Richmond, Ontario. Donations in his memory can be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the charity of your choice.