The obituary notice of Edward Patrick STEWART

It is with great sadness that I write this heartfelt note of my beloved cousin Ted.

I think of you Teddy bear with great admiration - Your worldly knowledge of intelligence matters, history and geography and current affairs always injected long interesting conversations.

Your engineering mind and logical thought helped and taught me to solve many issues I had to deal with especially in taking care of my home. Your warm loving and accepting ways you showed me never went unnoticed.

I loved your company even when just chatting to you and Eike on the phone for hours. I will miss your intelligent conversations and admired the fact that you weren’t afraid to give your opinion even in writing to the BBC!

Your love and kindness to animals birds and especially cats, archeology and military issues will always stay in my memory.

Your neat organised mind and disciplined way of life was an example to all. You were always willing to give advice especially when you knew exactly what you were talking about.

I will miss it all - especially your Happy Birthday song I happily received every year!

Go peacefully Ted. You fought a hard battle with pride , dignity, strength and in a way a true gentleman like you knew you could.

I will miss you

A small memory of Ted

We met during our long cousin calls while Wends was slowly deteriorating over those five years. Ted always had something positive to say….always. He always had a smile.

Over time, I realised how highly intelligent he was, how deeply he loved nature and animals, and how well travelled he had been.
He had a way of making my cousin’s eyes shine with delight whenever he popped his head over her shoulder just to say hi.

Every now and then we would message each other pictures of rare snakes or special finds. It felt like his way of saying, “Look at this wonder of the world.”
Ted lived life to the fullest. There were no half-measures. He was a soldier in every sense , black or white, right or wrong, no in-between.

I know Eike’s heart is shattered. How I wish I could hold her close. But I know her Ted will never truly leave her.

Always and forever.

Rest well, soldier of God.
I will miss your big smile, your passion for life, and the way you saw beauty in the world.

The Phoenix was written by Ted when in Lebanon 1994

And death shall have no dominion

Dylan Thomas
1914 – 1953

And death shall have no dominion.
Dead men naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.

There is, of course, no way to reflect on a life well lived in only a few paragraphs. Thinking of Ted, I will remember a man that experienced many foreign lands and many personal adventures in this journey called life, and allowed that experience to make him a wiser, more loving and more caring person.

It would be folly for me to think that I can know the real purpose or destiny of another person, but at least from my reference point, I trust that Ted will reflect on his life as a life well lived. Those of us that remain in the physical will miss you, Ted.

Until we meet again, enjoy your new adventure and journey dear friend.