Afterword

Mac “went West” in 2008 and I’ve missed him ever since. As kind, modest, skilled, and intelligent as he seems within these pages, he was even more so in real life. When we worked together on the book, he was almost embarrassed to discuss his successes, and was always considerate when talking of others. He was a gentleman, a devoted father, and a man who was as much in love with his wife as anyone I’ve ever met.

These are the attributes I most want people to know about Mac.

—Jay A. Stout, August 11, 2023