Stanford was born on October 24th. 1933 to Olive And Stanley Hart. He was one of 11 siblings. He lived in the Hart homestead on Mount Hill Pembroke. He left school at an early age like most young men of that era to assist his family.

He started in an early trade as a carpenter when he was a teenager. Then worked as a Postman, he moved into the hospitality industry at age 17years, there he spent 30 years working at the Southampton Princess. Becoming weary of this he drove taxi and went on to work at the Bank of Butterfield for Twelve Years. He went to work as a courier at the Colonial Insurance until his retired in October 2013 at the age of 80 years.

Stanford married Ursula Hart in July 3, 1958 she was a very quiet and shy person. Three children were born off that union. He was a devote husband and father, nothing was too good for his Ursula. He became an honorary teachers’ assistant at Paget Primary school where his wife was a teacher for 38 plus years.

He had a melodious voice and his musical abilities led him to play second trumpet with the Bermuda Clouds of Joy, led by Ghandi Burgess during the 1950’s. He was an active and long serving member of St. Paul A.M.E. church. He became a read-in member of St. Paul on 15th. December 1974 receiving his baptisms on May 26th 1996. He served as a Trustee, and was a member of the lay Organization and a Senior Usher for 26 years. He sang in the Gospel Choir for 20 years sharing that partnership with his wife who was also a member of the choir.

One of his favorite’ selections was “Every Promise in the book is Mine” He had a strong faith, belief and church attendance.

Stan was a long serving member of the Alexandrina Lodge #1026 , serving several of the required offices and attaining the office of Vice Grand. He was also involved in helping to re-organize the Bermuda Friendly Societies Association in 2002 which helped to bring to the fore the continued recognition of the Bermuda Annual Cup-match classic and the good Sportsman ship award. He was fully devoted to the cause and rarely missed a meeting.

He was a lover of other sports such as Golf and Tennis. Stan enjoyed watching such greats as Tiger Woods and Serena Williams. He was fully cultural minded and never missed the 24th of May (Bermuda Day) celebrations. He was a stanch St. George’s supporter and wore with pride his team colours of Sky Blue and Winter Blue. Stanford was kind hearted well mannered and never hesitated to share his kindness. His thoughtfulness did not go un-noticed. May he be remembered always for these great qualities.

Researched Submitted By Joy Wilson-Tucker Historian