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Patrick Stewart's son Daniel shares a quiet stage memory with his late dad
Daniel Stewart posted a photo of himself carrying Patrick Stewart piggyback on stage in 2001, a day after the actor died at 86.
Patrick Stewart's son has paid tribute to his father in the simplest way.
Daniel Stewart posted a photo on X on Thursday. It shows him carrying the actor on his back.
A moment from the stage
The picture comes from a 2001 production of the play "Johnson Over Jordan" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Father and son appeared in the show together.
Daniel added no words to the post. He let the image say everything.
A painful distance
The tribute carries extra weight because the family had drifted apart. Patrick spoke openly in 2023 about how hard the estrangement from his children had been.
He said he felt "significant grief" over it. He described his bond with Daniel and his daughter Sophie as "practically non-existent," according to reports.
Remembering a legend
The "X-Men" star died Wednesday at age 86. Doctors had found that he was living with both Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's.
