Gordon \u201cButch\u201d Stewart, legendary founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International, died in hospital yesterday.<\/p>\n
He was 79.<\/p>\n
Stewart\u2019s son, Adam Stewart, announced the news of his father\u2019s passing in a corporate memorandum.<\/p>\n
He said he father chose to keep a \u201cvery recent health diagnosis private and we respected that wish.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad lived a big life \u2013 husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather entrepreneur, statesman, dreamer,\u201d Adam Stewart said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA singular personality and an unstoppable force who reveled in defying the odds, exceeding expectations and whose passion for his family was matched only by the people and possibility of the Caribbean, for whom he was a fierce champion.<\/p>\n
“There will never be another quite like him and we will miss him forever.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Stewart\u2019s innovations changed the face of the all-inclusive format. He is credited for establishing Sandals Resorts as one of the most successful brands in the category.<\/p>\n
Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he was \u201cshocked and saddened this morning to learn of the passing of the late, great pioneering Caribbean tourism champion Gordon Butch Stewart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ingraham said Stewart was always warm, upbeat and cheerful.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis death is a devastating loss to the Caribbean region,\u201d Ingraham added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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