Stewart A. Neal, 71, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away peacefully at home on July 25, 2024.
Born on Sept. 25, 1952, in Laconia, N.H., Stewart's life was marked by his intelligence, love of history, humor, handiness, airplane model building, and the love of refurbishing and working on cars, motorcycles and his cherished home.
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