Gordon A Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I am sorry to announce that Steffan has passed away.Steffan passed away in his sleep.I think Dave Nicholson the Chairman of the MMRG summed him up It is my very sad duty to inform you all that Steffan Lewis, a founder member of the MMRG, Wells, (and active member until ten years ago) passed away in his sleep earlier this week. Stefan was an extremely good and boundary pushing model maker, quiet spoken, industrious, achiever with a great deal of time for the lest experienced modeller. His pleasures, at which he excelled, included Wind Organ Restoration, Woodworking, Model making and Railway modelling in particular Steffan, who was in his late 50’s, had not enjoyed the best of health for a while, but appeared by those who had recently spent time in his company to be improving. This was a very unexpected turn of events.Steffan will be missed by all of those who knew him and his legacy will be enjoyed by thousands who marvelled at his modelling and musical prowess.Steffan's death was unexpected. The reason for his death is not yet known. Steffan was the builder of Maindee East as well as the central part of Aberhafren. He was also a professional model railway builder, recently specialising in scratch building models of cranes. Gordon A Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B15nac Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I'm very sad to here this I was only emailing him over Christmas about one of his cranes. Can't believe only a few weeks later this has happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy M Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Shocked and saddened to learn of this awful news. An outstanding model maker and thoroughly nice chap. Gone way too soon. Rest in peace Steffan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3D Print Tom Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 I got to know Steffan through the Cardiff 4mm group. He always attended our show in Cardiff and came as an exhibitor on a few occasions with Maindee East which always attracted a big audience. A really nice guy who never boasted about his talents and let his layout speak for itself. It will be a fitting tribute to keep his layout on the exhibition circuit as an inspiration to others who want to achieve modelling excellence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Knight Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 As previous contributors have said, Steffan was a thoroughly pleasant, quiet but very supportive of others efforts, sort of character . I first met him when viewing Aberhafren many years ago, and kept in touch through exhibiting over the years. "Maindee East" rightly deserves a place among the finest of layouts in many peoples opinion and is a wonderful tribute to a superb modeller. My sincere condolences to all Steffan's friends and family. RIP mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piemanlarger Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 So sad to read this. A very nice chap and great modeller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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