Meriden - Tara Lakeisha Stewart, 33, passed away on Tuesday, February 27 at MidState Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1973 in Bronx, NY a daughter of Rosalie (Russell) Stewart. Tara had worked in childcare for various places over the years. Besides her mother she is survived by a son, Andrew Thomas Patierno, two sisters, Linda Stewart of Meriden and Kathleen Beckett of Pennsylvania, five nieces and nephews, Juliana Brownstein, Christopher and Evan Watkins, Nina Beckett and Frantz Jean-Louis Jr. as well as a longtime companion, Tom Patierno. Relatives and friends may call at the Beecher & Bennett-Flatow Funeral Home, 48 Cook Ave., Meriden on Monday, March 5 from 1-2 p.m. during which a tribute of Tara's life will be held. Burial will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden.