e was born in a Lawton, Oklahoma and lived in a small town—Elgin—where the days were long, the creeks were endless, and childhood meant muddy boots and imagination. Back then, you could find him down by the water with Robbie Scacher, turning Legos and Hot Wheels into entire worlds, the kind only kids can build. He
started small in more ways than one—a preemie, barely four pounds—but there was never anything small about the life he would grow into. He was raised in the rhythm of cattle shows and early mornings, showing Hereford heifers and learning the discipline that would define him. Winning came often, but it wasn’t luck—it was work. The same work ethic that would later make him one of the hardest-working men you know, right up there with your dad. Which he has followed in his dad footsteps. He learned early how to care deeply about the details, even if in other parts of life, he could be completely laid back. That balance became part of his charm. Somewhere along the way, he became known not just for what he did, but how he did it. He could make a room laugh with spot-on impressions—especially of AJ Smith, someone he admired deeply. He had a way of observing people, really seeing them, and then bringing them to life again in his own way. It’s the same attention to detail that shows up in his “footnotes,” one of his signature quirks as a manager, and in his near-photographic memory. The kind of memory that lets him call you out of the blue and say, “Pull that catalog from that year, page 12, blue ink—what number did you write down?” And somehow, he’s always right. He built a life that spans more ground than most—living in Australia for a time, working across industries from Farm Progress to web design at The Worx, selling repossessed houses when the boys were little, managing the Angus Challenger, and building relationships with clients from California to Alabama. No matter the role—ringman, sales manager, auctioneer—he gave it everything. Every sale catalog, every connection, every detail mattered. And yet, for all the work, he knows how to have fun. He’s the kind of man your mom would’ve picked out instantly: someone who can dance, someone who enjoys life. He’ll eat supper late, take his ice cream with crushed saltine crackers, and spend time snorkeling whenever he gets the chance. He’s almost always on the phone, always available, always answering when someone needs him.
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