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David Steward, one of the honorees at a Jazz at Lincoln Center gala in April, made a request that may have thrown organizers for a bit of a loop. He wanted the pastor of the Methodist church he attends in St. Louis to begin the event with a prayer.
Benedictions not being the norm at these affairs, the Reverend Terri Swan recalled that “it took a bit of encouragement.” She offered a brief blessing, and it all went swimmingly, with Steward and his wife Thelma receiving the Ed Bradley Award for Leadership in Jazz.
Sticking to his guns, and his faith, seems to have served Steward well. Over 27 years, his company, World Wide Technology Inc., has grown from an office of seven employees to a multinational with revenue of $9.4 billion in 2016. Now the chairman is one of the richest black businessmen in the country, with a net worth of $3.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Steward, 66, declined to comment for this story.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-29/st-louis-tech-billionaire-is-one-of-the-richest-black-americans