Obituaries

Mr. Stewart was born in Valentine, Neb., where he was valedictorian of his high school class. He served in the Navy during World War II and afterwards graduated cum laude from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Vienna and the American Legion.

For many years before moving to Albany, he spent summers in Fredericksburg and the rest of the year in Fort Myers, Fla.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth B. Stewart of Albany; four children, Jay Stewart of Asheville, N.C., Deborah Naquin of Ashburn, Patty Underdahl of Albany and Helen Banks of Calabasas, Calif.; three sisters, including his twin; a brother; and five grandchildren.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb

Michael Dean GarrettPhoto Lab Owner

Michael Dean Garrett, 55, who owned a photography laboratory in Washington for nearly 20 years, died of cancer Feb. 18 at his home in Vienna.

Mr. Garrett worked for about three years at National Geographic magazine before founding Garrett Lab in Washington in 1979. He closed his lab in 1998, and during the transition from film laboratories to digital, he was a technician in the photography lab at U.S. News & World Report. He retired in 2005.

He was born in Kansas City, Mo., and had lived in the Washington area since 1954. He graduated from Herndon High School and attended the University of Miami.

Mr. Garrett, who went by Mike, enjoyed taking pictures as well as printing them, especially wildlife and sports shots.

He served as president for six terms and was the outgoing president of the Capitol Area Photo Lab Association (CAPLA).