Patricia Farry Stewart
Berlin

Patricia Farry Stewart, 89, affectionately known as “Patsy,” passed away on Tuesday Dec. 23 in Berlin.

Patsy was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, daughter of the late George J. Farry and May Farry.

Patsy was a graduate of Ursuline Academy in Wilmington. She was a popular student known not only for her beauty and kindness, but also for her love of tennis. From the time her father put a racquet in her hand, there was no letting go of it. Patsy went on to become a top junior player in Delaware and along with her sister, the top junior doubles team. She qualified for the U.S. Girls National Championships, became the Dupont Country Club singles champion three times and many other victories soon followed. Her tennis career continued over the next 50 years. She worked and trained hard for every tournament, and her devotion to the sport remained steady and focused and above all she loved everything about tennis.

Aside from tennis, Patsy was a lover of all animals. From the stray cats that found their way to her yard, the dogs that needed a safe place to land, or her German Shepherd show dog Roemer, she loved them all the same and no animal was too broken to love.

Patsy is survived by her daughters Lisa Reed (Roger) and Michelle Sawyer (Rick) and granddaughter Erica Sawyer. In addition to her parents, she is precedent in death by her husband Charles W. Stewart, her partner in later years Richard B. Taylor and her sister Sarah F. Hoffmann.

A private celebration of life will be held by the family later this month. Her daughter Lisa and husband Roger would like to sincerely thank the staff at Berlin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin. They are forever grateful for the care, compassion and respect shown to Patsy and her family. There would have been no getting through these last 6-plus years without the support they all provided as Patsy battled Parkinson’s Disease.