article_snippet: Windermere home in July last year.
article_snippet: Mr Stephenson had told medics added: 'It's quite clear Mr Stephenson was very well-loved and liked and had lived a very successful life. '
article_snippet: Mr Stephenson, who had previously worked as a solicitor and teacher, also ran a B&B near the scenic Lake Windermere, in Cumbria, and was a former leader of South Lakeland District Council.
article_snippet: James Airey, leader of the authority's opposition Conservative group, described Mr Stephenson as a 'a gentle, quiet and thoroughly decent family man'.
article_snippet: Lawrence Conway, Chief Executive, SLDC said: 'Mr Stephenson worked tirelessly for his community. '