Carmel Valley Jim, along-time resident of Carmel Valley, entered this world on March 15, 1935 and passed away in Monterey on August 22, 2024 at the age of 89. He was born in Quapaw, Oklahoma toAlma and Orville Stewart, and in 1936, like many others during the Dustbowl, traveled to California along Route 66, seeking a better life in the West. He grew up in Seaside and attended Monterey High where he excelled as an athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. He continued his athletic pursuits by playing football for Monterey Peninsula College, the U.S. Army where he was also a Gunnery Sargent, Semi-Pro with Santa Cruz Sea Hawks, and San Jose State.

After this time, hebecame an officer for the Palo Alto Police Department.

Jim returned to the Monterey Peninsula in 1961 to begin his 43-year career as a successful State Farm Insurance Agent. Jim looked forward to rounds of golf, relished trout fishing, and loved sharing his home and meals with family and friends. His greatest joy was in providing alife for his children that included abeautiful home, family vacations, and educational opportunities, all of which were beyond what he had as achild.

Jim will be missed by: his brother Ron (Margie) Stewart; his four children, Camille Stewart (Steve Davis), Tamara (Heiland, Medeiros) Stewart, Mark Stewart, and Monica (Stewart Baker) Montoya (Francisco); grandchildren, Garrett Stewart, Derek Heiland, Reynold Heiland, Colton Medeiros, Alexis Baker (Zane Gulden), and Audrey Baker (Cody Keane); and great grandson, Baker Keane. He is survived by his first wife, Gloria Lotten and predeceased by his second wife, Gianna Stewart. He is also predeceased by brothers Robert, Kenneth, and Danny, and by sister, Lois.

The family would like toextend their gratitude to the spectacular caretakers in Garden House at Merrill Gardens for their years of compassionate care, and to the nursing staff atCHOMP for their outstanding attention to Jim during his final days.

Aprivate gathering to honor Jim will take place in the upcoming months.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Association, St. Dunstan’s Foundation, Montage Health Foundation, or acharity of your choice.

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