{"id":20493,"date":"2021-04-01T01:29:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T04:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=20493"},"modified":"2021-04-01T01:29:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T04:29:59","slug":"friends-remember-mvc-victim-who-had-an-energetic-and-magnetic-personality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=20493","title":{"rendered":"Friends remember mvc victim who had an \u201cenergetic and magnetic personality\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FLETCHERS LAKE:<\/strong> The young man that died in a tragic single-vehicle collision on Holland Road on March 27 is being remembered by close friends as \u201ca shining star,\u201d, an \u201camazing person,\u201d, and more like a \u201cbig brother\u201d then a friend to many, including his cousins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stewart Stevens, 27, was killed in the crash that occurred near Holland Road Elementary School shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Holland Road in Fletchers Lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police have not yet issued an official release detailing the collision, as of March 31. Firefighters from Station 45 Fall River and Station 42 Wellington responded to the scene and Holland Road was closed for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fletchers Lake resident is being remembered fondly by those who knew him with posts on his Facebook wall showing the good memories the Lockview High School alum left those he touched and came in contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;121&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Susannah McKenzie-Smith said her cousin was an amazing person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was more like a brother than a cousin to me,\u201d she told The Laker News in an interview. \u201cHe had such a kind heart, and his smile could like up the whole room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd his laugh, he could make anyone laugh without even trying. He just had such an energetic and magnetic personality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colin Boutilier said his heart was broke for the Stevens and Thynne families, who he said were hit with another tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI ask that we all do what we can to support Stewart\u2019s family, and that we look out for each other as we mourn the loss of our dear friend,\u201d he said. \u201cI&#8217;ll miss you Stew.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/ab9e6255\">GoFundMe<\/a> has been started to help support Stewart\u2019s family with expenses that are to come, including his funeral. It can be found at: <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/ab9e6255\">https:\/\/gofund.me\/ab9e6255<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;123&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his obituary, it says \u201cAs an only child Stewart was very close to all of his cousins especially Edward who he treated as a little brother.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather Huggard said that Stevens was a character, a challenge, but also a great friend to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll never forget your smiling face, loyalty and the love you shared with everyone around you,\u201d she said. \u201cMy heart goes out to your folks and family who will miss you terribly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jo Haynes said the close community is heartbroken yet again after the death of a young person taken too soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStew you are now with your guardian angels, Lee, your other cousins, Uncles, grandparents and friends,\u201d she said in a post on Stevens\u2019 wall. \u201cMy heart is with the whole Stevens and Thynne family. Holland Road for life Stew, for life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/16177484_10211658011716993_4131795803045187935_o-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20618\" width=\"490\" height=\"485\"\/><figcaption>Stewart Stevens. (FB Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Chantal Cass was sad that Stewart\u2019s life on earth was cut so short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was a sweet kid and lovely human,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI hope you and Lee find each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celena Jennings said Stewart was the type of person who was always ready to have a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was the type of person that made you laugh until you were crying,\u201d said Jennings. \u201cHe was always smiling and making everyone around him smile and laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was a light in the dark. A shining star.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To Jennings, like others, Stewart was like a big brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe always called me his little sister,\u201d she said recalling him fondly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf someone talked bad to me, look out because Stewart was coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;95&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She met Stewart through a mutual friend as they all lived on Holland Road and would hang out \u201cevery single day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was always there for every single one of his friends,\u201d said Jennings. \u201cAs we grew up and everyone kind of went their separate ways we still always talked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe would comment on my posts, encouraging me or just send a random message saying how proud he was of me and how much he loved me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennings said Stewart\u2019s impact will always be with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ll never forget him and his handsome smile,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to COVID restrictions a family only service will be held Saturday, April, at 2pm at St John&#8217;s United Church in Fall River. It will be live streamed on &#8220;The Laker News&#8221; Facebook page.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Stewart\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arbormemorial.ca\/en\/coleharbour\/obituaries\/stewart-wayne-stevens\/64162\">obituary<\/a> says donations in memory of him can be made to the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;] FLETCHERS LAKE: The young man that died in a tragic single-vehicle collision on Holland Road on March 27 is being remembered by close friends as \u201ca shining star,\u201d, an \u201camazing person,\u201d, and more like a \u201cbig brother\u201d then a friend to many, including his cousins. Stewart Stevens, 27, was killed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[2,608,65,504,5,64,1971,143],"class_list":["post-20493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-fall-river","tag-fatal-crash","tag-fletchers-lake","tag-holland-road","tag-lockview-high","tag-station-45","tag-stewart-stevens","tag-wellington"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}