Stewart P. Lucas

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Stewart P.Lucas passed away on February 10 at his home. He was born on January 10, 1954 in Syracuse to Murray and Adele Goldman Lucas. He was the youngest of 4 children. He along with Laurie, Bonnie, and Gary were raised in Syracuse and enjoyed happy childhoods much like most other families. They were involved in their community and were active members of Temple Concord where Murray eventually became the executive director. When Laurie married Ezra, and Gary married Caroline, Stewie gained another brother and sister. He is also survived by his nephew Max.
Murray passed in 2009, and Adele in 2020, and now Stewie will rest peacefully beside them here in Temple Concord’s section of Woodlawn Cemetery.
His older brother Gary shared that Stew was a Harvard grad and one of the sweetest people on earth. He was possessed with one of the most brilliant minds ever. He frequently would stand up in a theater in Cambridge and recite whole scenes from Shakespeare, every voice, and accent, unprompted until the film began. So gifted.
After university he was studying in Jerusalem when a series of tragedies befell him. Thanks to their late father, Stewie had been living in a state disability pension and enjoyed a very simple and secluded life.
A friend recalled many happy memories of Stevie as everyone called him. Attending midnight movies at SUs Gifford Auditorium and entertaining the audience before the film began One particular night stands out when Stew delivered Marc Anthony’s eulogy for Caesar from the theaters stage. He had passion and intelligence galore.
Graveside services and burial were Thursday morning in the Temple Concord section 30 of Woodlawn Cemetery. The service may be seen on the Sisskind Funeral Service Facebook page.