Overview
- His family announced that Stewart died at his Los Angeles home after a short illness, with the communiqué saying he passed surrounded by his wife Sunny, family and friends.
- The family statement specified that his recent decline was marked by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive brain disorders that affect memory and movement.
- The announcement said his final hours included live music, prayers, tears and laughter and that his serenity and peaceful expression will be fondly remembered.
- The family shared the news on social media and asked that memorial contributions be made to Alzheimer research and caregiver resources as an alternative to flowers.
- Stewart rose from the Royal Shakespeare Company to a six-decade career on stage, film and television best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films.