(in Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee)
Ted Evan
Stewart,
of Lufkin, Texas
"Always Remembered, Never Forgotten"
(in Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee)
March
22, 1957 - January 9, 2008
(click above link to view Ted's obituary & guest book at
Legacy.com.
Sadly, they removed his original obituary published by the Lufkin
Daily
News,
but I was able to track it down at the Wayback Machine and have posted
it here.)
We
miss you, buddy. But we know you are now at peace with your
dad
up there on the playground in the sky.
Chris Dyer
(Jan. 18, 1959 - Nov. 7, 2012)
It was with great sadness that I learned yesterday
that Chris Dyer had passed on Wed. Nov. 7, 2012.
He was without question one of Ted's greatest friends, and of the 159
entries in Ted's online guest book,
a remarkable 26 are from Chris, more than from any other person.
Accordingly, I've compiled a list of his guest book posts here.
In fact, his poem below was one of his many amazing posts there.
I believe one of my favorites is the Feb. 26, 2008 Dr. Pepper story,
which Chris told at the beginning of his
eulogy
at Ted's funeral.
At the bottom of the page
mentioned above, I've also added
an aircheck of Chris doing his radio DJ thing.
You can read Chris' obituary
here.
RIP, Chris...
Photos
Ted
Evan Stewart (March 22, 1957 - January 9, 2008)
Click photo or link above to view a photo album
of some of the
wonderful moments in Ted's lifetime.
Near the top of that page, click the 
play button to view
album as a slideshow.
Spencer,
Tennessee, the beautiful home of Ted Evan Stewart from early
2005 till late 2006
Click photo or link above to view a photo album
of Ted's life in the
stunningly beautiful Spencer, Tennessee.
(winter photos taken circa Feb. 2006 &
the rest are circa April 2005)
Near the top of that page, click the play button to view
album as a slideshow.
Lourdes
College & Sisters of St. Francis, Ted's beautiful workplace
at the time of his passing
Click photo or link above to view a photo album of Lourdes
College
& Sisters of St. Francis
in Sylvania, Ohio, Ted's workplace at the time of his passing.
(photos courtesy of Pam Wilson)
Near the top of that page, click the play button to view
album as a slideshow.
The slideshow shown at Ted's funeral
(view in separate window
here)
Ted's eulogy delivered at his dad's funeral in April 2007
(view in separate window
here)
Video clips from Ted's funeral in Calvary Baptist Church,
Lufkin, Texas, Jan. 15, 2008
(clicking above should autoplay all 12 videos continuously,
or click
here
to autoplay them continuously in a separate window)
[By all means, don't miss Ted's opera singer friend Paul Hartfield
singing
"It is Well with My Soul" in
video
#7 of the above playlist, especially the amazing
crescendo starting at the 4:20 mark where you can hear Paul's gifted
operatic voice!]
Texas Ambassadors Quartet
1994 Reunion (Videos 1-11), Lufkin Farmer's Market
1995 Reunion (Videos 12-14), Angelina College Fine Arts Auditorium
(sorry for the vertical scrolling on the last 3 videos....it was also
on the original DVD)
(clicking above should autoplay all 14 videos continuously,
or click
here
to autoplay them continuously in a separate window)
A new tribute to Ted & Chris
One of the most beautiful nighttime-illuminated Ferris wheels in Tokyo
with the
"Yesterday"
poem (composed by Chris) & "I'm Not Thru Loving You Yet"
as background music
(click here
to view video in separate window)
"He
Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
by The Hollies
(one of Ted & David's favorite songs)
Ted rehearsing the "Lord's Prayer" for a wedding in 1980
"I've
Done Enough Dyin' Today"
by Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Bros.
(one of Ted's favorite songs)
“Ted’s Song - Always
Remembered, Never Forgotten"
(a special gift to Ted's family & friends from Chris Dyer
on the occasion of the first anniversary of Ted's passing)
"Yesterday"
poem & "I'm Not Thru Loving You Yet"
The "Yesterday" poem was composed by and read at
Ted's funeral by Chris Dyer.
The "I'm Not Thru Loving You Yet" song was
written by one of Ted's Nashville friends
for Ted's mom after his dad Bill passed away in April 2007.
It was then recorded by a
Nashville studio singer and played at the very end of Ted's funeral on
Jan. 15, 2008.
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Ted
playing Rigoletto in the 1978 opera Rigoletto
Rigoletto program: front,
back
(Courtesy: School of Music, College of Fine Arts, Stephen F. Austin
State University)
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Ted
playing Valentine in the 1980 opera Faust
Faust program: front,
back
(Courtesy: School of Music, College of Fine Arts, Stephen F. Austin
State University)
Ted remembered by DJ buddies on discussion board at RadioDiscussions.com
Chris Dyer remembers DJ Scott McKay (Ted Stewart) on discussion board at RadioDiscussions.com
Ted Stewart, Director of Tenant Relations, Hart Investments, Overland Park, KS
A very touching December 10,
2006 letter from Ted to his parents
(note: Ted's mom, Oleta, read this letter at his funeral,
and on Oct. 15, 2009 Chris Dyer added beautiful
background music to it. Thanks, Chris ! Great job.)
We Know Where He
Is
(a poem written Mar. 4, 2009 by Ted's aunt, Jacqueline Stewart)
Emails from Ted
(one of
my most loyal email buddies)
Ted's
response to an online listing of "Bad Songs of the '70's"
(look for "Ted Stewart" about 1/4 of the way down the page)
The program for the
March
10, 2008 Memorial Service for Ted
held by the
Sisters of St. Francis and Lourdes College
Ted's Obituary originally published by The Lufkin Daily News
Ted's
Online Guest Book at Legacy.com
In Honor of Ted Stewart, "Always Remembered, Never Forgotten"
(a BIG thanks to Chris Dyer for his many heartfelt posts and for
helping sponsor this page)
Pics,
video, and maps of Ted's final resting place at the
Garden of Memories Cemetery in Lufkin
"The Soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears."
--Native American Proverb--
(This beautiful photo appeared in the memorial service program for Ted
held on
Mar. 10, 2008 by the Sisters of St.
Francis and Lourdes College in Sylvania, Ohio,
where Ted was working at the time of his passing.)
This page is intended to honor that
great guy who touched so many lives in so many wonderful ways.
My only wish is that it never be complete, but be an ongoing work in
progress(1).
If you have any memories to share here, feel free to send them to
garywolf@gol.com.
In the words of Chris Dyer, "We miss you, Bubba...Keep sending us those
awesome sunrises."
Rest in peace, Ted....
************
(1) Page history:
Dec. 29, 2008 - Original page posted
Dec. 31, 2008 - Spencer, TN pics added
Jan. 1, 2009 - Ted's emails added
Jan. 13, 2009 - Lourdes College pics added
Jan. 13, 2009
-
“Ted’s Song - Always Remembered,
Never Forgotten" added
Mar. 1-3, 2009 - Ted's funeral videos added
Mar. 5, 2009 - "We Know Where He Is"
poem by Ted's aunt added
Mar. 3-8, 2009 - Texas Ambassadors videos
added
Mar. 11, 2009 - Ted's
funeral service
program added
Mar. 17, 2009 - "The Dash" poem added
June 5, 2009 - "He
Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" audio/lyrics added
June 6, 2009 - Ted's Dec. 10, 2006 letter to his
mother and father added
Sept. 13, 2009 - Media files moved to separate pages to drastically
reduce the time it takes for this welcome page to load
Oct. 15, 2009 - Background music added by Chris Dyer to the
Dec. 10, 2006 letter from Ted to his parents that was read at Ted's
funeral by his
mom, Oleta
May
14, 2010 - Ferris wheel video w/
"Yesterday"
poem & "I'm Not Thru Loving You Yet" background music added
as a new tribute to Ted
August 14, 2010 - "Thinking of Ted" poem by Chris
Dyer added
Sept. 24, 2010 - Pics of Ted's Lufkin home, cemetery, &
gravestone added to the "Ted Evan
Stewart" photo album
Oct. 17, 2010 - Pics, video,
and maps of Ted's final resting place at the Garden of Memories
Cemetery in Lufkin added
Mar. 20, 2011 - Minor edit to background info on the origin of the
"Yesterday" poem
April 27, 2011 - Lengthened titles of Flickr photo albums to remove
Gary's mugshot from the 3 embedded slideshow players
July 31, 2011 - Updated some links to open videos in separate windows
June 6, 2012 - Updated some YouTube & SFASU links that had gone
south, added the programs for the Rigoletto & Faust operas that Ted
performed in, and updated the Lord's Prayer, Amazing Grace, & Hart
Investments pages
Oct. 31, 2012 - Enlarged embedded media players on audio pages so that
start/stop buttons are more visible in Chrome & IE browsers
Nov. 9, 2012 - Compiled list of posts
from Ted's online guest book by one of his greatest friends, Mr. Chris
Dyer, who sadly passed away on Wed. Nov. 7
Nov. 10, 2012 - Added to the bottom
of the page uploaded just yesterday an aircheck of Chris doing his
radio DJ thing
Jan. 18, 2013 - On the occasion of his birthday, added Chris' name to
the Ferris wheel tribute video shown above (Chris composed the
"Yesterday" poem that he is reading at the beginning of the video.)
April 15, 2013 - Updated embed code for the Ted's funeral & Texas
Ambassadors video players which were no longer displaying properly
May 5, 2013 - Updated link to Ferris wheel tribute video at YouTube
Mar. 14, 2015 - Enlarged embedded audio player on the page with Ted's Dec. 10, 2006 letter to his
parents, so the start/stop button is more visible in Chrome & IE
browsers
Jan. 11, 2016 - Added notes to embedded slideshows in "Photos" section
above that the slideshows may not be visible on mobile devices
Mar. 7, 2016 - Added note below Ted's funeral video about Ted's opera
singer friend Paul Hartfield singing "It is Well with My Soul"
Jan. 12, 2017 - Updated links to "The Dash" movie, Ted's funeral
slideshow, Ted's eulogy at his Dad's funeral, & discussion boards
at RadioDiscussions.com. Removed link to Ted's former MySpace page,
which has apparently been retired.
April 15, 2017 - Added 5 pics to Ted's photo album, courtesy of Ted's brother
Tim's wonderful "Happy Trails Daddy and Ted" video at YouTube
Jan. 24, 2018 - Updated link to Chris Dyer's obituary and embedded "The
Dash" movie on this page (previous link didn't work on mobile devices)
Oct. 31, 2018 - Added 10 new pics to Ted's photo album, courtesy of Ted's sister Betty
Jan. 28, 2020 - Enlarged embedded media players on audio pages so
that
start/stop buttons are visible in Chrome browser. Removed 3 photo
slideshows that were no longer displaying due to outdated, insecure
flash player coding. Updated link to Ted's Legacy.com guest book. Added
Ted's obituary originally published by the Lufkin Daily News, but that
had been removed by Legacy.com.
Feb. 28, 2020 - Added pic of Tim, Ted, and David at Ted's wedding to Ted's photo album
Feb. 8, 2023 - Moved Ted's funeral slideshow from Photos section to
Videos section.
Jan. 12, 2024 - Updated link to Ted's obituary & guest book at
Legacy.com's newly designed website
Jan. 13, 2024 - Updated html embed coding for 3 of the 5 video players so they will display on iPhones
