His father then gave him an ultimatum, and he began working in an entry-level position in Anheuser Busch.
Stokes' tenure marked the first time in the history of the company that a non-Busch family member ran the day-to-day operations.
She is the mother of his two older children August Anheuser Busch IV and Susan Busch-Transou.
All four of his children are involved in the business functions of Anheuser-Busch to varying degrees: August IV was the president and CEO of the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.; Susie Busch-Transou and her husband, Tripp, own Tri-Eagle Sales, a distributorship near Tallahassee, Florida; Steven Busch was his father's executive assistant and now owns Krey Distributing Company in St. Peters, Missouri; and Ginny Busch is employed by Busch Entertainment Company (BEC), working closely with A-B's SeaWorld and Busch Gardens family theme park businesses.
August Anheuser Busch III was responsible for the donation of Mike IV, the live Bengal Tiger mascot of Louisiana State University in 1976.
Mike IV, originally Jerry, was born in 1974 at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida.