David Stewart 1960 - 2006
David Stewart passed away in hospital at 3.35 AM on Thursday the 12th of October 2006. He had been suffering from Oesophageal Cancer for the past twelve months. He was 46 years old.
David is gone, and I really don't know what to say. He was a larger than life figure in any number of ways. He was very active in SF fandom, not only in Ireland, where he was on the committee for Octocon a number of times, but on the world stage, being much involved with the last Worldcon, and also chaired the (unsuccessful) Irish bid to run Eurocon in 2007. David was also a good friend, and did Deirdre and myself the great honour of being Best Man at our wedding in 2004.
I'll miss him, and I know many, many people will miss him, all around the world.
The charity auction at Octocon this weekend is for the Oesophageal Cancer Fund. If you wish to honour David's memory, you might consider bidding on something there, or making a contribution to the charity.
If you wish to express your condolences, please add a message to this entry on my Livejournal, which I know David's family have already seen.
Here's a photograph of David that effectively captures his essence. It's how I remember him: Larking around at a con, in the company of friends.
Ní bheidh a leithead án arís.
We Will not see his like again.
David is gone, and I really don't know what to say. He was a larger than life figure in any number of ways. He was very active in SF fandom, not only in Ireland, where he was on the committee for Octocon a number of times, but on the world stage, being much involved with the last Worldcon, and also chaired the (unsuccessful) Irish bid to run Eurocon in 2007. David was also a good friend, and did Deirdre and myself the great honour of being Best Man at our wedding in 2004.
I'll miss him, and I know many, many people will miss him, all around the world.
The charity auction at Octocon this weekend is for the Oesophageal Cancer Fund. If you wish to honour David's memory, you might consider bidding on something there, or making a contribution to the charity.
If you wish to express your condolences, please add a message to this entry on my Livejournal, which I know David's family have already seen.
Here's a photograph of David that effectively captures his essence. It's how I remember him: Larking around at a con, in the company of friends.
Ní bheidh a leithead án arís.
We Will not see his like again.