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Stewart Sidney Bialer
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STEWART SIDNEY BIALER, 72, died peacefully at home on Nov. 27th at his beloved Neverdone Farm in Lawton, PA, following a valiant battle with melanoma.
He was born on March 21, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY, to Lena and Solomon Bialer, first-generation immigrants from Eastern Europe. Lena and Sol had both been widowed and had children of their own, and Stew was the only child they had together.
Stew often put the needs of others before his own and made an indelible mark on countless lives. As a teacher in New York City’s public schools, he broke the mold as a passionate educator who refused to follow the system’s norms. One of his proudest accomplishments was a program he created to bring inner city youth to Israel to live and work on a kibbutz, teaching them what can be accomplished through self-worth, mutual respect and camaraderie. He became a local and national celebrity, appearing in The New York Times, New York magazine, prime time news and the Today Show. A documentary about the program, Black to the Promised Land, made its round at theaters and film festivals across the country and abroad.
Stew remained a teacher, mentor, motivator and inspiration to many long after his retirement and remains close friends with students from throughout the decades.
He was a perpetual entrepreneur. From owning and operating The Science Shop in Manhattan and an arcade in Brooklyn, to being a co-landlord of a small apartment building, his many ventures often lost more money than they made, but fulfilled his never-ending quest for the next project.
Stew’s home and garden, which he shared with his wife Susan and aptly named Neverdone Farm, were his most passionate lifelong endeavor. There, he fueled his passion as a woodworker, beekeeper, conservationist, master granola maker, lumberjack, stone wall builder, philosopher and faithful servant to his animals.
He gave generously, sharing his wisdom, compassion, time, home, heart, harvest and money, always seeking lives to enrich and the ways in which he could help. Most recently, he traveled to Myanmar and was so stricken by the widespread poverty that he regularly sent money to a friend he made there to better individual lives as she saw fit.
Stewart is survived by his beloved wife Susan BeGasse; children Adam, Emily and Lisa, sons-in-law Jordan and Jerry and grandchildren Ori, Alyssa, Aaron, Julia, Jacob and Laila. He was predeceased by his parents, brother Philip and sisters Sylvia and Ethel.
A celebration of his life will be held on his farm next summer.
Calling hours will be held at the Rush Fire Hall, Rte. 267, Lawton, PA., on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
He was born on March 21, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY, to Lena and Solomon Bialer, first-generation immigrants from Eastern Europe. Lena and Sol had both been widowed and had children of their own, and Stew was the only child they had together.
Stew often put the needs of others before his own and made an indelible mark on countless lives. As a teacher in New York City’s public schools, he broke the mold as a passionate educator who refused to follow the system’s norms. One of his proudest accomplishments was a program he created to bring inner city youth to Israel to live and work on a kibbutz, teaching them what can be accomplished through self-worth, mutual respect and camaraderie. He became a local and national celebrity, appearing in The New York Times, New York magazine, prime time news and the Today Show. A documentary about the program, Black to the Promised Land, made its round at theaters and film festivals across the country and abroad.
Stew remained a teacher, mentor, motivator and inspiration to many long after his retirement and remains close friends with students from throughout the decades.
He was a perpetual entrepreneur. From owning and operating The Science Shop in Manhattan and an arcade in Brooklyn, to being a co-landlord of a small apartment building, his many ventures often lost more money than they made, but fulfilled his never-ending quest for the next project.
Stew’s home and garden, which he shared with his wife Susan and aptly named Neverdone Farm, were his most passionate lifelong endeavor. There, he fueled his passion as a woodworker, beekeeper, conservationist, master granola maker, lumberjack, stone wall builder, philosopher and faithful servant to his animals.
He gave generously, sharing his wisdom, compassion, time, home, heart, harvest and money, always seeking lives to enrich and the ways in which he could help. Most recently, he traveled to Myanmar and was so stricken by the widespread poverty that he regularly sent money to a friend he made there to better individual lives as she saw fit.
Stewart is survived by his beloved wife Susan BeGasse; children Adam, Emily and Lisa, sons-in-law Jordan and Jerry and grandchildren Ori, Alyssa, Aaron, Julia, Jacob and Laila. He was predeceased by his parents, brother Philip and sisters Sylvia and Ethel.
A celebration of his life will be held on his farm next summer.
Calling hours will be held at the Rush Fire Hall, Rte. 267, Lawton, PA., on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
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