Like many of you, I met Stuart Angus through our work (he as an account manager for Taylor Made, and me selling seasons for Darley). That is when I remember meeting him, although he would insist he had met me when he had been to my parents' farm in New York as a part of his job when he was working in New Jersey in the 1990s and I was 10 or 11 years old! Having seen where I grew up was always a common ground Stuart valued, and one that shaped our working relationship the last 19 years.As many of you have already said, Stuart enjoyed mentoring and quickly became one of my favorite people to receive a call or email from requesting a season. Stuart's requests were organized (thank you Des) and realistic, and we always had fun seeing the fruits of our labors the following spring on a farm visit, or the next summer at the sales. Stuart was a patient client who recognized he'd been given the rookie and always made me feel valued as a part of his team. No matter how busy Stuart was, he always had time to show you a horse, take your phone call, or just stop and say hello.Stuart loved Keeneland and was always up for an afternoon in the Darley suite and would often bring Drew and Alexa down from Cincinnati. Drew was his pride and joy and he was so proud of him. From his college golf days, to his marriage to Alexa, to his first job in Cincinnati, to their foster journey, Stuart would absolutely glow with pride when talking about Drew and Alexa.For the last 10 years or so, as the Taylor Made business grew in New York, a new dimension of our relationship grew because we were now neighbors at the sales. Stuart quickly observed that the McMahon grandkids were great: they were all raking, haying, watering off horses, but they wouldn't stop coming to steal the cookies at Taylor Made! This summer, in the height of Stuart's illness, I thought of how he'd be so proud that the kids are all grown up now, showing yearlings or even absent from the sales for other jobs or summer internships, and definitely NOT stealing cookies anymore.Stuart will never be forgotten and left us all better having known him.We love you, Stu.The post Letter to the Editor: Stu Story #14 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.