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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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Such was the familiarity of the Godfather of Jamaican and Caribbean tourism that everyone simply called him ‘Butch’. Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who died on January 4, was an affable man, ebullient and immensely energetic, a giant in the tourism industry who would talk to anyone. He was a salesman and a great communicator, for his businesses and for Jamaica, and his influence stretched throughout the Caribbean and beyond.
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