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Neighbors, friends quick to respond Associated Press October 27 1:18pm ET | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Some of golf's best players gathered at the gated and landscaped mansion Payne Stewart called home.
At the lakeside home, about 10 miles southwest of Orlando, police cars protected the family's privacy and reporters were kept across the street. The PGA expects to make an announcement by Tuesday night on whether there will be play Friday at the Tour Championship in Houston. A memorial service for Stewart will be held Friday in Orlando, and one possibility is that play will be postponed Friday to allow players to attend the service. The service will be held at 11 a.m. ET at the First Baptist Church of Orlando, a PGA Tour spokeswoman said Tuesday. After word spread of the Learjet crash in South Dakota, some of golf's finest paid their respects at Stewart's home. Among them were Lee Janzen and his wife, Mark O'Meara, Scott Hoch and Ernie Els. Neighbors and friends of Stewart's children, 13-year-old Chelsea and 10-year-old Aaron, recalled Payne as friendly and easygoing. "He was a straight-up nice guy," said 12-year-old Jonathan Caballero. "He would come out here and play with the kids, all of us." Tim Brown, 13, said, "He used to play tag with us, but he wasn't any good at it." Neighbor Cooki Spears stopped by the Stewart home to deliver flowers with her 11-year-old son, Brandon. "Payne was an unbelievable person," a tearful Spears said. "I don't know why God took him but I'm sure there's a reason. He was fun to be with." She said her son was very close with Aaron. "Whenever my son spent the night at their house, Payne got up first thing in the morning and made pancakes for them. He made them breakfast, and he horsed around with them." Bill Curry, a family friend, read a statement outside the gates of the Stewart home: "We appreciate the heartfelt love and kindness shown by our friends and loved ones in our loss of Payne. We know he is with the Lord and in that we take comfort. Please keep the Stewart family in your prayers along with the families of Robert Fraley, Van Ardan, and the two pilots." Rev. Jim Henry, a retired pastor for First Baptist Church of Orlando who used to minister to the Stewart family, said, "He was a wonderful Christian who had Christ in his life and somehow in his death. That brought a great sense of peace to his family in a difficult and tragic time." After winning his second U.S. Open in June, the 42-year-old Stewart had spoken of his renewed faith and inner peace. Winner of three major championships and a member of five Ryder Cup teams, Stewart had also recently talked about his effort to keep golf in perspective and spend more time with his family.
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Stewart's legacy: More than just clothes made the man Chat wrap: Andy North on Stewart Shock, sadness, remembrances from Stewart's peers Stewart's wife watched plane reports on TV, brother-in-law says Pilot helpless to prevent Stewart's jet from crashing ABC Sports Online's Mark McCumber reflects on friend Clemente, Munson among those who've died in plane crashes
 Ben Crenshaw offers the Stewart family his love and support on behalf of the golfing family.123k wav RealAudio: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6 Tom Kite says Payne was great to be around.72k wav RealAudio: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6 Justin Leonard loses a friend and inspiration.144k wav RealAudio: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6 Jeff Maggert thinks Payne Stewart's death will make it a tough Tour Championship.155k wav RealAudio: 14.4 | 28.8 | 56.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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