“Luceo non uro”

Alpine lost a good one in October. Stu Palmer died peacefully on October 10.

Stu was a gentle soul – an amazing artist and musician who lived life with great zeal with no attention to income or status - as long as he could create, he was happy. He left Austin some 22 years ago when it got “too commercial” and moved to Alpine near Big Bend with his dog Amigo - he loved it.

He was an awesome son, friend, and big brother with humor, talent, depth of knowledge, and an “all-in” approach to anything he did. He was a self-taught artist in drawing, painting, and sculpting and got a FineArts degree from the University of Texas in 1976. After he got a guitar for Christmas at 12, he listened endlessly to Hendrix, Cream, Beatles, and Beach Boys and was a self-taught lead guitar player who later mastered the bass and pedal steel. He played in one of Houston’s top two HS Groups, as voted by the Houston Chronicle, the Blue Mushroom - the other was rival Moving Sidewalks, who had a guitar player named Billy Gibbons. In College and after, he was a staple ofAustin Blues bands, playing with Otis Luis and the Cotton Kings, Jimmy Vaughn, and countless others at the One Nite on 5th. He was an awesome Uncle to Avalon, Chyna, and Alexa growing up and always had maximum attention for his nieces. If you knew Stu, you were lucky - a 50’s and 60’s kid who grew into an awesome man, big brother, and son. We don’t choose our last day - go live yours today...Memento Mori!