Sir Stuart lived in Middlesbrough with his wife Margaret, with whom he had one son.

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Mr Hutton said he believed his son and one of his friends, who had both been at the front of the boat, were washed off the back of the boat.

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He had a chance to pass on that wisdom to his son Dan, who was rejected in 2006 by one of his top choices, Duke University.

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Number One Son had been taking things apart and putting them back together since, at age six, he first disassembled and reassembled (mostly) an old lawn mower I had put out at the curb for garbage pickup.

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