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Robert A. Stewart, 80
WW II & Korean vet came to Cape to pursue painting
Robert A. Stewart, 80, of Provincetown died unexpectedly at his home on Nov. 25. He was the husband of the late Karen L. (Hatchell) Stewart, who died in 2006.
Born in Lynn on June 1, 1928, he was the son of the late Harry and Helen (Hill) Stewart. He grew up in Lynn and graduated from Lynn schools.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1945. He was discharged in 1947 as a hospital corpsman third class. Following his service in the Navy Mr. Stewart returned to Massachusetts and graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester in 1952. Following his graduation from Holy Cross, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, accepted a commission as a first lieutenant and served in Korea.
Following his final discharge in 1958, he began a career in personnel management. For many years he was employed by the National Rifle Association in the Washington, D.C. area. During the blizzard of 1978, he drove from Washington to Cape Cod and settled in Hyannis. Throughout the 1980s he lived in various towns around the Cape until finally settling in Provincetown.
During the early 1980s he began to study painting at what he referred to as a serious level. His artistic interest was in seascapes, landscapes and character studies. He was a member of King Hiram’s Masonic Lodge in Provincetown and a member of the Lewis A. Young VFW Post of Provincetown. As a veteran of both WW II and Korea, he participated annually in the military honor guard at the festivities in front of Town Hall on Memorial Day in Provincetown.
He is survived by his three children including his daughter, Susan Stewart of Damascus, Md., his son, Robert A. Stewart II of Powell, Tenn., and his daughter Phoebe V. Stewart of Provincetown, and his three grandchildren. He is also survived by his former wife Sally (McDonough).
A graveside service will take place at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the VA National Cemetery in Bourne. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Gately McHoul Funeral Home of Provincetown.
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Dec 4th, 2008