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From Staff Reports
CHARLESTON, S.C. Asheville businessman and developer Stewart Coleman, whose properties include the popular Packs Tavern, died Jan. 29 after a short illness.
Coleman, 63, died at Medical University Hospital in Charleston, S.C. He was a lifelong resident of Asheville.
In 2010, Coleman opened Packs Tavern, a restaurant and taproom just off Pack Square in downtown Asheville.
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Coleman had originally intended a nine-story business development and condos on a slice of land adjoining Pack Square Park, and on the site of the old Hayes and Hopson building, which was once home to the old Bill Stanleys barbecue.
The controversial development was stalled, and Coleman instead redeveloped the Hayes and Hopson site into Packs Tavern, which has become a popular downtown gathering spot.
He was president of S.B. Coleman Construction Co. He and his family developed the Asheville Mall in 1972.
An estimated 600 people attended Colemans funeral service on Feb. 3 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Asheville.
Born in Asheville to Betty Bryan Coleman and to the late Richard L. (Pokey) Coleman, Sr., Stewart graduated from Lee Edwards High School in 1966 and from N.C. State University in 1972.
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