AFCCE News & Events
Apr 10

Roy Stewart

Roy Joseph Stewart, age 78, of Annandale, Virginia passed away on April 10, 2017 at Fairfax Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 6, 1938. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a J.D. degree from Cornell Law School. After military service, he joined the Federal Communications Commission in 1965. During his career at the Commission until his retirement in 2009, he served in various positions, including Chief of the Mass Media Bureau and Senior Deputy Bureau Chief of the Media Bureau. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion Stewart and Jack Stewart, and his brother, Alan Stewart. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Patricia Zimmer Stewart, his daughters, Teresa Stewart of Annandale, Virginia, Cristina Stewart of Springfield, Virginia, and a granddaughter, Presley Julio.  The family requests that expressions of condolences be made as contributions in Roy’s memory to the charity of one’s choosing.