Though he made some commercials and had a few bit parts, Stu eventually became disillusioned by the film industry which he later described as “seedy”. A planned career as a prizefighter was nipped in the bud by reconstructive jaw surgery, so at his mom’s suggestion he moved to Los Angeles intent on breaking into the movies. He won the 1985 Golden Gloves heavyweight title for Montana and was runner-up in 1986, the year he graduated from Carroll having earned a degree in English Literature and Writing. He moved on to Carroll College, playing Saints football for two years and developing a passion for boxing, in which he excelled. Stu grew into a big young man, proud of the powerful physique he developed while wrestling and playing football for the Bruins. ![]() ![]() Stu began his elementary education at Central School in Helena and graduated from Capital High School in 1981. The mountains literally rose up from the backyard of the family home on South Main and Stu loved joining his older siblings and the other neighborhood kids in exploring all the trails. While he was still a toddler the family moved to Helena, his parents’ hometown. ![]() Father Stu was born at Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle on July 26, 1963, to Bill and Kathleen (Kindrick) Long. With his mom and dad at his side, Father Stuart Long, 50, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, June 9, 2014, at the Big Sky Care Center where he has resided and ministered since 2010.
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