<p>When we went to look at Pitt four years ago, we were wandering around the Honors College killing time, when an older guy with a scraggly beard sauntered in carrying a small brown bag. He and my husband struck up a conversation. My husband was shocked to learn that he was visiting with Doc Stewart; my husband thought he was a janitor from his demeanor. The two men had a lovely visit. </p>
<p>My daughter attended his lecture that day because she was planning to be a physics major. She took a semester and a half ( he did not finish the semester) of honors physics with Doc and they got acquainted. It was amusing for my daughter because he had wanted to study German and just did not have the knack for it. She had studied German in high school. She was devastated when he passed away. I was always a bit disappointed that Pitt did not reach out to those few kids who were in that last class.</p>