Looking back on his life, that prediction was way off.
When Stewart passed away on Monday at the age of 79 he was lauded by Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness as one of the region’s “most brilliant, innovative and transformative business minds.”
Other prime ministers in the region, including Dr Keith Rowley and Mia Mottley, expressed similar sentiments.
Stewart was born on July 6, 1941 and raised in Honeymoon Bay, Ocho Rios, by parents Gordon and Jean.
He was given the nickname “Butch” from an American sailor which was said to be inspired by the cartoon bulldog animated by Walt Disney of the same name.
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