Glyn D. Stewart
1942 - 2026
Glyn D. Stewart, 84, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, passed away on September 4, 2026. He was born January 28, 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Barbourville, Kentucky.
To the thousands of people whose lives he touched, Glyn was known by another name: “The Angel Man.”
Glyn made small angels from paperclips and gave them to nearly everyone he met, each accompanied by a simple message: “God loves you.” During his lifetime, he gave away more than 50,000 angels and wrote a book about his ministry, appropriately titled Angel Man.
The angels reflected something fundamental about Glyn: he loved people. He made friends everywhere he went, and a stranger rarely remained a stranger for long. Whether he was giving someone an angel, sharing his faith, telling a joke, or simply starting a conversation, Glyn had a gift for connecting with people.
His faith was central to his life. Glyn served as a pastor to nursing-home residents at Piney Grove Nursing and Rehab in Kernersville, North Carolina, and Randolph County Nursing and Rehab in Winchester, Indiana. He also volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Glyn worked as a mold maker in the glass industry for decades, including Armstrong Mold, Overmeyer Glass, Owens-Illinois and Indiana Glass, and was a member of the American Flint Glass Workers Union. He also served in the United States Army near the end of the Korean war.
Glyn enjoyed flea markets, bowling, and playing cards and dominoes with family. Those who knew him will also remember his sense of humor and his ability to make friends wherever he went.
Glyn was the son of the late May Wyatt and Miles Stewart. He was also preceded in death by Phyllis Tougaw, his former wife and mother of his son Mark, and by his siblings Charles Stewart, Mary Lou Stewart and Tommy Stewart.
He is survived by his sons, Mark Stewart and wife Tina, and Neil Stewart and wife Kelly; Linda Stewart, his former wife and mother of Neil; his grandchildren, Joel Stewart and Jenilee Stewart; his sisters, Jerry Evelyn Harmon and Joyce Carson; and his longtime girlfriend, Beth Pepper.
Glyn leaves behind thousands of people who received one of his angels and, along with it, a reminder that someone cared enough to stop and tell them:
“God loves you.”
For the Angel Man, that may be the most fitting legacy of all.