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Barbara Olekszyk (Wolokoff)
May 13, 2010
I am so sad to hear of Dr. Stewart's passing. My condolences to his family. I worked with him at the Baker Clinic and he looked after my children on occasion. He had such a great sense of humor and a wonderful way of putting children and parents at ease. He has touched so many lives and will be missed by all. Rest in peace.
Paul Edwards-Shand
May 7, 2010
I am so sad to learn of the passing of Dr. Andrew Stewart. Truly one of the world's best Pediatricians. Now, in my thirties, I look back to my childhood and remember a doctor who made me laugh, who made me smile. Pediatrics in Edmonton just won't be the same with his passing. I feel both honoured and blessed that my brother and I had the privilege of having Dr. Stewart as our doctor when we were young. I still remember his "5 knees" joke to this day! Plus who can forget "Golden Stream by I.P. Freely." I still laugh now! You WILL be missed...sleep well my friend. : )
Tanya Barton
May 6, 2010
I was so sad to hear about the passing of Dr. Andrew Stewart. He was a wonderful doctor with a terrific sense of humor. He was both my kids doctor before he retired. The world has lost a truly great man and he will be greatly missed!
Amal Khalil
May 5, 2010
My deepest condolences on the passing of Dr. Stewart. Dr. Stewart is one of a kind. He used to be my doctor when I was a child, and he also took care of my children when they were sick. When I was afraid of my childs illness all I had to do is have him look at my child and his beautiful personality made me feel better. As my mom once said "All Dr. Stewart has to do is touch one of my children and all my fears went away" That same statement stands true today for me. I was very heartbroken to see him retire, and even now I still have yet to find a Pediatrician to fill his shoes. I am still looking. God Rest His Soul. Now he is above all watching over his children. He will be dearly missed.
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Sam & Eva Terrasi
May 5, 2010
My condolences on the passing of your father, grandfather, Dr Stewart was a terrific doctor, He was my children,s doctor and also my first grandson,s doctor. He always made kids laugh, and of course made the parents feel better.He had a passion for children, and a great sense of humour. So fortunate to have had him as our baby doctor. He was the BEST!!!!!
Cori Carreiro
May 5, 2010
I was quite sad to see the news story on Dr Stewart's passing away. He was a wonderful pediatrician to my children, and his common sense approach to parenting was so appreciated. The world has lost a truly great man.
Dolores Zaleschuk
April 28, 2010
To the family of Dr Stewart: Please accept our heartfelt condolances. We would like to add to your memory book our experiences of our father. In 1967 & 1971 your Dad saved two babies' lives. The first one was born at 28 weeks & weighed 3 lbs. The second was born at 25 and one half weeks & weighed 1 lb 10 oz. They are siblings & are thriving healthy adults.They are my neice & nephew Approx. 30 yrs ago my son required surgery & we chose your Dad to do it.We were axiously waiting in an examining rood when the door opened & your Dad crawled in on all fours,barking like a dog.We both laughed throughout the painful exam.What a doctor!
Wendy Chappell
April 19, 2010
So sad to hear about Dr. Stewart's death..he was my doctor for many years..i am over 40 now and i still remember how safe he made me feel, and always made me laugh..he will be missed..
Bill Arnold
April 19, 2010
I am so sad to learn of the passing of Andy. My condolences to his family. Andy was my children's pediatrician and a fellow Edmonton Art Gallery board member. Fun, inquisitive and insightful, he was a truly wonderful man and will be very much missed.
Kim Arrowsmith Mohr
April 17, 2010
It was with sadness that I read about Andy's passing in the Venting section of today's paper, then came online to view his obituary.
I first met him in 1980 when I was a newly graduated RN working in the NICU at the Royal Alex and he quickly became one of my favourite doctors...so much so that when I had my own children a few years later, he was their pediatrician.
I used to blush very easily and Andy would always try to find a way to make me glow bright red--all with his good-natured humour!
One of his favourite lines was to say to a baby a nurse was caring for, "Don't worry kid--we'll get you a good nurse tomorrow!" He caught a few new nurses by surprise when saying this!
I remember assisting him with an exchange transfusion on a baby during the wee hours one night. Of course he had worked all day and was very tired. It was just the two of us in a quiet part of the unit and we talked of our families to pass the time during the lengthy procedure. His wife had been ill and he was concerned. He talked of his kids, especially Carol, and his hopes and fears. It was a rare glimpse at his serious side.
When my own son was very ill and his diagnosis uncertain, Andy's compassion and humour were constants during a difficult time. My son did fine and, years later, fittingly, on the day Andy retired, my son (who was about 15 at the time) and I happened to be at the Alex and ran into Andy and were able to wish him well on his retirement.
I have thought of him often over the years and I extend my sincerest condolences to his family. He made a big difference in this world.
Gail Johanson
April 15, 2010
Thirty years ago this June, Dr. Stewart attended the difficult birth of my first child and over the next four months provided for his exceptional care in the Neonatal Unit. It was a harrowing experience made tolerable by Andy's expertise as a physician, his straight-talk, encouragement, compassion, and humour. His dedication brought my son home healthy and the next few years brought a second son and visits to Andy's office where there was always burbling laughter as he plied the kids with his terrible jokes.
I now have a delightful one-year old grandson from my elder son. We were so fortunate to have Dr. Stewart in our lives and will remember him with love always.
Terry McConnell
April 15, 2010
I've added a short note about Andy to Venting's Facebook page. Anyone interested should be able to access it at:
http://www.facebook.com/EJVenting
Terry McConnell
April 15, 2010
Dr. Stewart was a regular contributor to my Venting column in The Journal and I looked forward to hearing his pithy comments. He had such a warm, engaging voice and always introduced himself as "Andrew Stewart" -- never the "doctor" part. Though we never met, he always treated me as a friend. I shall miss that, and him.
Patti Dundas
April 15, 2010
For many years Dr. Stewart took care of my children. Not only did he make the children comfortable with him I became to rely on him as well. It has been many years since I have seen him as my children are older. He was a wonderful man, he talked of his family and his pride and love for them all was clear to see. He will be greatly missed.
Lori Brunelle
April 14, 2010
To the Family of Dr. Stewart,
My deepest and most heartfelt sympathy goes out to your family at this time. If not for Dr. Stewart, I would not be here. He diagnosed a medical condition and treatment when I was born that saved my life in 1967. Dr. Stewart then became my paediatrician through my early years. I fondly recall visits to his office, no matter what the illness or injury, you always left feeling better. While we have "lost" Dr. Stewart here on Earth, Heaven has gained a wonderful angel who will keep watching over "all" of his children.
Keep your memories close to your heart to guide you through the days ahead.
Sandra Danelesko
April 14, 2010
Dear Susan, Carol, Mark, and Brian,
My condolences on the passing of your father and grandfather. Andy will be so missed. I can see him and Pearl and my mom reminiscing about the old times, and planning the next family event. I loved his sense of humor and used to love running at the indoor track with him at the U of A-in our younger years of course.He was a well-loved man.You have many memories to share and cherish. God bless you all.
April 13, 2010
To The Family of Dr. Stewart. We were sorry to read in the paper about the passing of Dr. Stewart. What a wonderful Doctor he was. His sense of humour, caring ways and gentle manner put both parents and children alike at ease. You will miss him. We were fortunate to have had him as our "Baby Doctor". May God Bless you all. With sincere sympathy, Tony and Maxine Allinson, Edmonton, AB
Nadine Monaghan(McDonald)
April 13, 2010
Dr.Stewart goes back a long way with our family. When he worked at the Royal Alexander Hospital in peds my mother was a head nurse in the womens pravillion.(Mrs.Edna McDonald)She spoke great things about Dr. Stewart.
When I had my daughter (now 29)Dr. Stewart was her pediatrician. My daughter has a son and he too was a patient of Dr.Stewarts. He loved him to pieces and enjoyed his visits to the office so did the nurses. He was the most wonderful childs doctor ever known. He always made my day to see him. He was so cheerful and loved to keep the children guessing. Laughter always came from his office. I can understand how this made him very young at heart. God was sent such a wonderful, kind, joyful man. May he rest in peace.
Paula and Eric Weil
April 12, 2010
Andy and Pearl used to come into our restaurant "Hello Deli" on a regular basis. They always had a laugh and a smile and always had Carol with them. We ran into Andy last year at the Cross when we were there for our sister and he was so brave. I am thankful our kids never needed a paediatrician, but sorry they never had Andy. May G-d give you all the strength you need and may you be comforted by the wonderful legacy of both your parents.
Bill T.
April 11, 2010
Please express my condolences to the Stewart family. I very much enjoyed having Andy as a neighbour and looked forward to seeing him in the park to have a quick chat and renew our acquaintance. We will miss him and his friendly gestures.
April 10, 2010
I remember Dr. Stewart always telling me I had potatoes growing in my ears. I believed him every time. He was a great doctor and guy. He will be missed.
Diana Guiltner
April 9, 2010
Dr. Stewart has always been a special Doctor to me after saving my daughters life during birth. It was 1970 and Dr. Yake was my doctor who was a very respected doctor at the Royal Alex. When it appeared there was a problem, Dr. Yake called in Dr. Stewart and I still remember him holding her in the palm of his hand and telling me how lucky I was to have such a beautiful daughter! She was in ICU for 7 days but is a healthy woman today. We were all young but I remember it like it was yesterday. He was kind, professional and of course humorous. I remember telling him how grateful I was and seeing his passing today really brings back all the memories. Thank you Dr. Stewart...you were the best!
April 9, 2010
Our families and my former colleagues and myself were educated and had our lives enriched by this wonderful man...he was generous with everything, especially his laughter. We will have a single malt in his honour!
May & Nelson Kennedy
April 9, 2010
Our families were saddened at the news of the passing of Rob. We know you have many special memories to hold in your hearts to keep his spirit alive.
Our sincere condolences to the Stewart family. May God Bless.
(The Crozier Families from Renfrew, Ontario)
April 9, 2010
Our condolences to Dr. Andy Stewart family. He was an amzing individual and pediatrician. His love and caring for our twin sons will be forever cherished, along with his grat humour and professional work.
Our thoughts and prayers to you and your families.
Darren, Lance, Delilah & Norm Choney
Jennifer (Fox) Warren
April 9, 2010
My condolences go out to Dr. Stewart's family and everyone who was touched by his life. He was my pediatrician 20-some years ago and kept me in stitches! (I could never understand how he could see right through my ears!) It has been a long time since our lives have crossed paths but I have so many wonderful memories of Dr. Stewart. The world has lost a true gem, but heaven will shine brighter with his spirit.
April 9, 2010
Dr. Stewart attended to all four of our children...he had the happy knack of making them 'feel at home' in the Baker Clinic... our chidren are all grown and have children of their own...but we will always remember Dr. Stewart for his cheery smile and engaging personality. Please accept our condolences.
John & Maureen Tidridge
Rod Kelly Mackenzie Morgan Dumouchel
April 9, 2010
My condolences to Andys family, Saturday morning coffee will not be the same I think Andy used to have a much fun visiting with our kids when they came to Saturday morning coffee with there Dads. Andy will be missed.
Karen and Robert Danelesko
April 9, 2010
Susan, Carol, Mark and Brian:
Our condolences on the passing of your father and grandfather Andy. He approached everything in his life with great gusto and will be missed at all family events, the most significant of which he spent a great deal of time organizing and championing.
James Fraser
April 8, 2010
I am very saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Stewart. He was my pediatrician. I will never forget his humor, noises and smile. The world has lost one of the few greats! My condolences to his family.
Debbie Chubaty
April 8, 2010
My sympathy to all of you, and my thanks for all of the wonderful things that Andy did! He was always there - always! I have been gone from the Alex for years now, but will never ever forget Dr. Andy Stewart - he was one of a kind and second to none. May he rest in peace - again my deepest condolences to all of you.
Pat & Al Koroluk
April 8, 2010
Al & I will truly miss Andy. We have many wonderful memories. Will miss him at family gatherings.Andy was a good and kind person.
Fred and Roberta Perri
April 8, 2010
Our condolences go out to Dr.Stewarts family. We were blessed to have such an amazing pediatrician for so many years. His bedside manner and sense of humor made us smile even during the most difficult times. It was a treat for our children to be on his picture wall of fame. We are so grateful for the many many special memories. He will always be in our hearts.
Michael Warmington
April 8, 2010
I so enjoyed talking with Andy because of his wonderful way with words, his impish smile, and his unusual look at life. Such a gentle man and such a gentleman. Go in peace my friend!
Karen Smith
April 8, 2010
I felt such a loss to read about your Dad passing. He was a special doctor. He was a fantastic pediatrician to both my daughters (age 26 & 24), he made them laugh when they were about to cry and helped take my fears away as a new mom. Heaven now has another bright star.
Sherry Vanderkamp
April 8, 2010
To the Stewart Family:
We have been so very blessed to have Dr. Stewart as my son's doctor. On June 14, 1980, during the premature birth of my son is when he entered into my life. For 3 long months while my son battled to stay alive, Dr. Stewart was in his corner and not only looked after his medical needs but also encouraged our tiny son and ourselves to fight for the gift of life. At 18 months old when my son was first diagnosed with cerebralpalsy, being a young naive mother not knowing what this was or even how to pronounce it, he was the one that sat me done and not only simply explained it but assured me everything would be fine and Corey will do good, he was right! Both my children Corey & Shayla loved him dearly and enjoyed all of Dr. Stewart's tricks including the tongue stick & the ever so famous fart noises. He proudly displayed tons of pictures of all the children who were blessed to have him as a doctor in his office. He was a phoneminal doctor, commedian, voice for the children and always a family friend. He was a blessing from God and had done God's work to the fullest and had touched so many lives. We send our sincerest condolences to his family and to all of those that are affected by the loss of a very great man. May Dr. Stewart rest in peace, Heaven now has the "best of the best Peadetrician"
Sincerely,
Sherry & Corey Vanderkamp
Glen & Shayla McTavish
Shirley Yakimets
April 8, 2010
I can't tell how sorry I was to read of your Dad's passing. The world is surely a poorer place. I first met him as a student nurse when he was a resident. He treatd us with such respect! We crossed paths numerous times professionally and socially through the next 35 years and he never forgot some of the funny things that happen when children are involved. I have never known a more caring person! May God comfort you. Our prayers will follow you through this difficult time.
April 8, 2010
It is a great sadness that we lose such a great Doctor. Its pretty bad when you barely remember your high school teachers names but Dr Stewart was a staple in our family we could not do without. You could recognize him anywhere. He would always say hello and meant so much to all my brothers and sister. My condolences go out to the family and friends of such a wonderful doctor and man. MJ MORRIS DAVIES
April 8, 2010
Sad goodbye to my old high school friend companion. You went on to such great success as a doctor, and Edmonton was blessed to have your knowledge and skills in our community. Your careful care and concern for our son Tom when he had an accident as a yoiung child will always be remembered by our family.
Hon. William E Wilson, Edmonton, Alberta
Capt Graeme Davidson
April 7, 2010
I only met Andy a few years ago and I feel lucky to have known him. And though he was never our pediatrician, he made sure to ask about the health of our two young children. His advice was always appreciated and it was clear that he was a genuine, caring fellow. Andy was also virtual encylopedia of Canadian WW2 history, with the most obscure facts on the tip of his brain. I truly enjoyed our weekly chats over coffee. We'll miss you Andy.
J T
April 7, 2010
Dr. Stewart was a wonderful pediatrician.......all four of my boys, now in their 20s and beyond, were blessed to have him as their dr. They remembered the flying tongue depressors! I remember him coming into my room after my fourth son was born saying "Ithought this one was supposed to come without a handle"! The world has lost a special person! May you be comforted.
April 7, 2010
Although I had known that Andy had been fighting cancer for some time, the news of his passing came to me with deep sadness. I had enjoyed Andy’s company on three battlefield tours beginning with the tour of North-Western Europe in 2005 and again on the two tours of Italy in 2006 and 2007. He was such a joy to have on the tours as he was always cracking jokes and telling interesting stories of his days in the Royal Canadian Artillery Reserve. His medical stories and the time he spent as a volunteer doctor in the Ukraine were, of course most fascinating. But most of all, I will remember Andy for his corny homespun jokes, witty remarks, humorous anecdotes, practical philosophy, and his refreshing boyish enthusiasm and demeanour! He had me in stitches from the first time I met him in Brugges, Belgium when he introduced himself as a retired paediatrician or, with tongue firmly in cheek, as a former “childish” doctor! And from that point on and throughout the tours he bent my ear with his wisdom, insightful remarks and hilarious asides. I came to appreciate in Andy his old fashioned attitudes, values, perspectives and of course, his special brand of humour.
I will always appreciate the all-too-brief time I spent with him travelling in Europe. Whenever I think of him, I know it will always be with warmth, a smile and a chuckle!
Paul David Giraudy
Battlefield Tour Buddy
The Kowalchuks
April 7, 2010
Dr. Stewart was our family Doctor for 16 years. He looked after all 5 of us kids in my family.
His Humor was what made him stand out from the rest. We were never afraid to come to the doctors~ He was the BEST!
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family.
April 7, 2010
It is with sincere sadness and deepest sympathy to hear of Dr. Andy's passing. During my years in the laboratory field at the Royal Alex and the Baker Clinic, I always had the utmost love and respect for this fantastic physician. I am sure that many children and parents have fond and funny memories of this extraordinary man. To this day our families still remember the wonderful way he dealt with not only his patients but all those associated with him in the medical community. I am sure that heaven is now enjoying this great man as we all had the priviledge of these many years.
Grace Lunt(Ross)
Apache Junction, AZ
David & Lynne Motkoski
April 7, 2010
It is with saddness we hear of the passing of Dr. Stewart. Having known him for 25 years he was always such a happy person to meet with. Our prayers are with the family at this time. God Bless
Peter Caffaro
April 7, 2010
Our sincere condolences to the Stewart family on Andrew's passing. He was a wonderful human being and will certainly be missed.
Cindy Bouw
April 7, 2010
Heaven is a happier place now that your Dad is there! I am not one of the many parents who I am sure are hugging their child today after reading of your dad's death, thanking God for his life here on earth. I am one of the many people who worked with your dad in NICU at the Alex.
You dad was funny!! he would come to rounds on Sat mornings in his shorts toting your sister ( I think it was a girl) he would sit her down to hold a baby and we would do rounds! Rounds were alway funny! your dad believed that life should be fun!! there was a side to your father that was really tough!!! he expected perfection with his patients and you would deliver! if you struggled he would help you along ever so patient!I always felt like I could help any patient when I worked beside your dad! He taught me to touch a mom or dad when you are talking to them about their child...let them know we are all human and really care!
we worked together in the late 70's and early 80's, Funny thing is your dad was such an inspiration to me he still comes up in conversation some 40 years later!!LOL sorry he brings a big smile to my face as I'm sure your face lights up too thinking of him
His obituary was so humble.... like the man he was...I would just like to blow some horns and make some noise!!!! He was an exceptional human being!! I am very grateful for all your father taught me about life! I will be eternally gratful!!
Cindy Bouw
RT NICU RAH 1979-1985
Don Sagriff
April 7, 2010
It is with great sadness that I learn of the passing of Dr. Stewart. A Husband, father, grandfather, friend,brother,a caring person. My our prayers be with his family in their time of grief.
Beverly Duff
April 7, 2010
Very wonderful fond memories of this Gentle Giant! A brilliant, funny, kind,caring Doctor- who I remember as as little girl- then with my own daughter many years later. It was a privilege to have know such a man. May his memories you have ease your lose and warm your hearts.
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