John T. Chew Jr.

John T. Chew, Jr. 67 passed away peacefully at his home in St. Davids, PA on December 24, 2013 after a dignified and courageous fight against cancer. John was born on February 12, 1946 in Corsicana, Texas, the son of John T. Chew and Margaret Kerr Chew. He spent most of his childhood living and growing up in Radnor, PA and attended Episcopal Academy in Merion, PA, Westminster School in Simsbury, CT and Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA After college, John served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and was stationed at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, TX, Sheppard Air Force base in Wichita Falls, TX and Willow Grove Naval Air Force base, Willow Grove, PA. In 1970, he was married to Margaret L. Butler and resided in Radnor, PA. They had one son, John T. Chew, III. John spent his working career as a professional photographer, specializing in art and antiques. His clients included Sotheby's and Christies, along with many leading museums to include The Philadelphia Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art. In addition, he had numerous individual clients. His photographs appeared in editorials and advertisements in such publications as The Magazine Antiques, House & Garden Magazine and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. He earned a number of awards for photography and video production during his career. John was a member of The American Society of Media Photographers, a director of the Alliance for Community Media and was a founding director of The Radnor Township Public Access Television Station. He also served as a long-time trustee of Cliveden of the National Historic Trust in Philadelphia, PA and was as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. John was an active member of a number of old Philadelphia clubs where he participated in the camaraderie of cooking and eating with friends. Throughout his life, he was an active outdoors enthusiast, enjoying sailing, kayaking, tennis, snow skiing, motorcycling trips with friends and family and his time in Maine. John is survived by his son, John T. Chew, III and his wife, Susan, of Paoli, PA, his sister, Margaret Chew Newbold, and her husband Michael, of Cornish, NH, his brother, Robert R. Chew, and his wife, Cynthia, of Weeki Wachee, FL, a niece, Juliana Chew Newbold, of Durham, NC and a nephew, Robert Ridgley Chew, Jr., of New York, NY. A memorial funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Friday, January 3, 2014 at St. David's Episcopal Church, 763 South Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so, may make a contribution in John's name to either Cliveden of the National Historic Trust, 6401 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144 for its "Cliveden Conversations" program or to St. David's Episcopal Church, 763 South Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA 19087 Stuard Funeral Home