ˈæftɚ hɪz dˈɛθ, kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi ɛnsˈuːd wɛn ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv vˈɛɾɚɹənz ɐfˈɛɹz vˌiːˈeɪ ɪnˈɪʃəli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tʊ ɪmpɹˈɪnt ɐ wˈɪkən pˈɛntəkəl ˌɔn hɪz ɡɹˈeɪv, tə ðə dɪsmˈeɪ ʌv hɪz wˈɪdoʊ, ɹʌbˈɜːɾə stˈuːɚt.
After his death, controversy ensued when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initially refused to imprint a Wiccan pentacle on his grave, to the dismay of his widow, Roberta Stewart.