Floyd “Gene” Stewart, 84 of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Lutheran Home of Toledo. He was born on November 6, 1927 in Middle Port, Ohio to Floyd and Dorothy Stewart. Floyd proudly served in the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Merchant Marines. He was a life member of the United States L.S.T. Association where he served as a board member for 25 years. He served his duty aboard the L.S.T. #828. As Chairman of the US L.S.T. Association, Floyd was instrumental in establishing the Naval War Memorial in Washington, D.C. and also acquiring the oil to make it possible to bring home a WWII L.S.T. to Mobile, Alabama from Greece. He also fought to have a proclamation from the City of Toledo to honor the US L.S.T. sailors. As Floyd said “Who is the L.S.T. sailor? They are the sailors who brought freedom to the beaches of the World.” If Floyd could say one last thing to the sailors and Navy men, he would say “May all your rough seas be following seas.”
Floyd was also active with the V.F.W. #4906 and American Legion #0334 in Toledo. He retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 41 years of service. Floyd enjoyed spending time with his family and visiting relatives. He loved to travel and hunt with his boys and beagle, Spook. He will be dearly missed.
Floyd is survived by his loving family; wife, Mary; sons, Floyd “Butch” Stewart III and Robert E. Lee (Rose) Stewart; 7 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren; sisters, June Martin and Linda Schnaebel; brothers, Larry (Jo-Ann) Stewart and Doug (Linda) Stewart and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Diana; brother, Carl and sister, Frieda Morris.
Family and friends may visit the Freck Funeral Chapel, 1155 S. Wynn Rd. Oregon, Ohio on Sunday, October 21, 2012 from 2-8 p.m. where Legion services will be held at 7 p.m. Funeral services will begin in the funeral home on Monday at 9:15 a.m. and continue on with the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Ignatius Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Ignatius Cemetery.
“A special thanks to Pastor Singh and to all the staff at the Lutheran Home at Toledo on the 2nd and 3rd floors and the 1st floor of the Labuhn Center and to Dr. Ahmed and all of Floyd’s doctors over the years for their wonderful care.”