Jane & I met Stu & Wendy on a bus tour of Ireland in 2000. It was a great trip and we partied most nights with Canadians. Stu was the life of the parties , great stories and info on Ireland. A number of us lived in Ontario, mostly in the GTA, and we agreed together on the next St.Patrick's Day.

We started having lunches at our homes and then at a great pub in Klienburg - good Irish food and even green ale!

Early on Stu, Stuart Haywood & me, John, realized we loved golfing. Stu was our leader and instructor - what a golfer! His easy swings and great distances were a marvel to see. We always had good fun!

We like to think Stu is giving and telling stories to other golfers in the clouds up in heaven!

We will miss our good friend. God bless,

John & Jane Kean

So grateful that I had a chance to say “até proxima” and thanks for a lifetime of good memories, love and laughs. His friendship and love made a difference to many in his family, church, community. Forever he will be missed, but forever too he will always be in our hearts.

Always a kidder and you made time for a good long chat at the end of your driveway. It will take us time not to glance up at your front stoop, to realize that you will no longer be bouncing towards us with a smile on your face to come and catch up on the latest news. Bickford Drive won’t be the same without you Stu. Heartfelt condolences to Wendy, Melissa, Jennifer and the family.

You will be missed by all. Stu always had a big smile for everyone.

Rest in peace.

It is with a heavy heart that I write this but hope it will express my love and admiration for the man we know as Stu. Having known him since the early Sixties when he met and married my sister Wendy I have many memories of the impact he had on my life at that time and the joy he brought to a home of sadness after suffering the loss of our father at an early age. While Wendy was studying to become a nurse and often worked nights, Stu and I would go to Yorkville in downtown Toronto and listen to jazz in coffee shops where he attempted to teach me to play chess. Neither of us was interested in the bar scene but Stu did like to play cards. This opened up a world for me which ultimately I began to explore and after their wedding in 1963 I was able to travel myself, returning for a short while in 1967 when the three of us went to stay with his brother Dave in Montreal and spend a few days at Expo67. Once I returned from a few years in New Zealand, Stu was a tremendous support in the many moves I made (10 in all just in Ontario) until finally settling in Oakville. He was a master at loading a truck and nothing every broke during a move. As a family we enjoyed holidays in Muskoka, Hilton Head twice during which my fondest memory is getting up to join him on the beach each morning to watch the rising sun over the ocean and finally to Scotland and then Ireland , places of our ancestry. For Wendy and Stu’s 25th anniversary, our childhood friend Bev organized a surprise party and with financial help from all who attended paid for their trip to Hasaii while I had some quality time with Melissa and Jennifer. During these many years Stu graciously put up with the many females in our family and without doubt was a wonderfUl son-in-law to my late mother and brother-in-law to me. He was one of a kind and will be greatly missed.

One of the very few that would call me Jimmy, one of the best guys I ever met. Glad I could reconnect and was able to say goodbye. See you on the other side my friend.

I met Henry some years ago as a player at our local snooker club in Oakville. It would be fair to say that the man was always a presence in the room. Henry had a distinctive brand of humour which had a certain edginess to it. Whether it was comedy or snooker, my friend would always take his shots.

In his later years, Henry was more of a performer than a competitor. He could do things spinning the cue ball I had not seen before. The results varied from fantastic to catastrophic, but it was always entertaining.

I appreciate all the mentoring and instruction Henry offered me. He seemed genuinely interested in helping improve me game. I will miss his commending me on good play equally as his chastising me for the bad.

RIP Henry. It was really nice knowing you.

I first met Stu, after I met his wife Wendy who was then a nurse at Lorne Park Secondary School. Wendy and then Stu made me feel very welcome in the area.

Quite a bit later I met my future husband, Jim MacAskie. The two men got on like a house on fire. They had the same sense of humour and knew many of the same stories.

When Jim and I moved from Cambellville to an area closer to Lorne Park the two men saw more of each other and we all had some good times together.

When Jim died, Stu and Wendy could not have been more supportive. I was staying in our house for another two years and Stu was very helpful to me. He knew an incredible amount about flowers and revived a house plant for me. Later, when I was moving out of my house to go into a Burlington Condo, Stu came to the house to help in the back garden. He even dug up a few perennials to take home. I use to love seeing them in his back garden when I visited. Stu especially loved to see any young child I brought along with me. He loved children. I will miss Stu as will they.

Dear Stu

We had a lovely visit together not too many days ago. You made the effort to get up out of bed and come to the dinning room for tea and cookies.

You kept us entertained with your humour and your warmth. Gave me a warm hug and kiss goodbye. I left with a warm feeling in my heart.

Rest In Peace Love Margo

I have not been around Mississauga in a looong time, but you were my neighbours and part of the "Bickford gang". Mr Stewart was in many ways an alternate dad to me. I never knew what to make of him because I never knew what to make of my dad... but I think if I had made it back to Mississauga he would have been really cool to hang out with. My condolences Mrs Stuart, M and J.

Such a talented man with a wonderful sense of humour. I have known Stu since high school and although we haven’t seen each other in years I will miss his comments, help in gardening tips and his lovely smile. Rest in peace my friend. Hugs

Stu was always a part of my life and I have so many treasured memories. Quite a few of them of usually involved us to being up to no good (I still think he started throwing the peas first in that nice restaurant). So many childhood memories of family trips, bbqs, parties and celebrations with the Stuarts. From Stu having me, a young kid running to bring chocolate eclairs from the dessert table in a restaurant to him meeting my future hubby (knew John was a keeper when John had Stu at a loss for words to Stu’s question if John’s last name was spelt with a PH). Filling in for my dad by walking me down the aisle to driving me to the hospital in a snowstorm at 1am to give birth to Ian and going through 2 red lights. He was Ian’s Papa, reading to him, teasing him and chatting with him. Stu’s passing has indeed left a big hole that simply can’t be filled. I will continue to treasure the memories of all the times he made me laugh, which was a lot.

Always one for a joke, we will miss you forever Stu. A light has gone out in our lives now. May you rest in peace. Forever in our hearts.