He passed peacefully with his devoted family at his side. Predeceased by his parents Edwin and Hazel, and his sister Patricia, he is survived by his wife, Barbara; sister Anne Elizabeth; daughter Ainsley (Trevor Gillingwater); son Todd (Maria Nikoloudakis); and grandchildren Jasmine, Tyler, and Ava Savage, and Virgil Gillingwater.
Stuart chose to attend McGill University, where he earned an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1960. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to do graduate studies at the California Institute of Technology where he completed a MSc and an Aeronautical Engineer’s degree. Returning to McGill, he earned his PhD and joined the faculty.
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