John Mark Stewart, age 72, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday March 11, 2025, at his residence in Bloomington, IN. He was born in Bloomington on January 20, 1953, to Don and Iris Stewart.

The ceremony for the Mark Twain Prize, one of comedy’s top honors, celebrated Mr. Stewart’s achievements on “The Daily Show” and his activism on behalf of veterans and 9/11 emergency workers.

"Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize" was recorded at a gala performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on April 24, 2022. Stewart is the 23 rd recipient of the ...

To drive home that point, the bust of Mark Twain was presented to Stewart at the end of the night by John Feal, a 9/11 first responder who has worked with Stewart to reinstate the 9/11 ...