Edward Eldredge Stone

1961 - 2021

Edward Eldredge Stone
Edward Eldredge Stone was born on March 12, 1961 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Charles Lynn Stone and Mary Althea Eldredge. He died peacefully at his home in Bangkok, Thailand on June 19th, 2021.
Ted grew up in Southport, Connecticut and in his youth was an avid skier and tournament-winning golfer. He attended Fairfield Country Day School, Holderness Academy, and graduated from Greens Farms Academy in 1979, then studied economics and finance at Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating in 1983.
His marriage to Judy Notley (1983 – 1989) was full of amazing work and travel adventures, cherished by them both, before ending amicably. Of Ted, Judy said "(his) kindness, generosity, and sense of humanity will always be in my memory and heart."
Ted worked in finance in New York City from 1984 -1987 before moving on to complete the University of Chicago's Executive MBA program (1987-1989). Following this success, he celebrated with a trip during which a friend introduced him to Thailand where he fell in love, heart and soul, with the warm, gracious and peaceful people and culture. He returned to the US to a job in finance, but his heart was in Thailand, so in 1991 he moved to Bangkok, where he learned the language and created a new community.
He maintained a wide circle of devoted friends and family across the globe who cherished him for his warm good nature, kindness, gentleness, generosity and steadfast loyalty. Friends' tributes include: "a noble heart"; "he had a big heart and was a very good friend you could count on"; "he was a sweet guy"; "selfless"; "humble"; "all the beautiful memories I hold of him and how much he helped me"; and "Ted lived to share himself unselfishly".
He had a contagious passion for camaraderie, limitless zest for adventure, and great skill in navigating the world with ease. One summer, he worked as a chef on a fishing boat in Ketchikan, Alaska; in retrospect he allowed that the crew almost mutinied. Ted is also known for his love of fine food; he is rumored to have flown to Argentina just to survey its grass-fed beef, sampling cuts in more than 30 different restaurants during his tour. He also possessed a superhuman memory, especially for food, whereby years later he could tell you the date, the name of the restaurant, and every detail of a meal you had shared, down to a specific sauce on the side.
In 2006, Ted became Trustee of a private foundation. Since then he directed this foundation which supported numerous health and educational causes in Cambodia and Laos.
Throughout his active and wide-ranging life, Ted is remembered for traveling extraordinary distances to visit friends and attend family gatherings. He will live on in the hearts and minds of the many diverse people deeply touched by his warm and generous life.
He is survived by five half siblings: Charles Lynn Stone, Jr., Mary Wigglesworth Stone, George Bliss Agnew III "Peter", Thomas Gibb Agnew, and Emily Dutilh Agnew, and many loved and loving nieces and nephews. Ted is also survived by Wannisa Chaiyakode Stone "Britney", the beloved daughter of his friend Boonlerd Chaiyakode "Phom".
Contributions in Ted's memory can be made to both Friends Without a Border and The Lake Clinic at: Friends Without a Border, 1123 Broadway, Suite 1210, NY, NY 10010 or through the website at www.fwab.org/donate.
The family will hold a private celebration of his life at a later date.