Stewart Mueller passed away on June 25, 2020 after a prolonged battle with lymphoma. He is survived by his loving wife, Deborah and his children Jon and wife Sarah of Wilmington, MA and Kathryn of Cambridge, MA; sister Shirlee Hattem and her partner Hank Weil of Frisco, TX; niece Jennifer Wells and her husband Shane of Frisco, TX and their children.
Stu was born in Manhattan on March 15, 1949, the son of the late Michael and Lottie Mueller. He grew up in Brooklyn and the Bronx, where he enjoyed building stereos and tinkering with radios. Through his father, he developed a love of cars and of building car models. He also developed a love of city life – museums, long walks and exploring by subway. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, he continued his education at the City College of New York, majoring in Geophysics. He later received an MS in Pharmaceutics from Temple University and an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
Stu began his nearly fifty-year love of the pharmaceutical industry with the FDA as an Investigator and advanced to Drug Specialist and Supervisory Investigator. While there, he met his future wife, Deborah. He transitioned to working in the industry with Revlon Health Care as the Head of Quality Assurance Audit Group and the Associate Director of Quality Affairs. Stu later worked with Rorer Group and Rhone-Poulenc Rorer as Associate Director and Director of Regulatory Affairs. After a switch to Sepracor and then Sunovion, he became Senior Vice President, Head of Global Quality Assurance. Retirement really was not for Stu, and he formed SHM Pharma Consulting and kept busy working for several companies, consulting on a wide variety of topics.
Stu was a quick learner and had many great memories of his work and home life. He was able to converse easily on most topics and loved to tell long tales of his travels and work history. He loved an audience, and we all learned from these stories. He was well read, an excellent writer and a crisp thinker. Mentoring was equally as important to him, and he enjoyed working with others to advance their careers. Above all, Stu loved his family dearly and was so grateful for the time spent with all of them during his last few years. He would always do anything he could to support them. He also enjoyed long walks with family and the family dog, Chester.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Mass General Cancer Center.
A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at a later date.
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