and grandchildren, during this dif- fi cult time. “Clay was a successful and re-


spected rancher, feedyard owner, and businessman who dedicated his life to serving his family and the cattle industry. Clay will be truly missed by all of us at TSCRA. He has left a lasting impression on our association and even more so, the entire cattle industry,” Parker said. While Birdwell’s term as 2013


president was brief, his term of ser- vice to TSCRA was lengthy. He was elected to the TSCRA board of direc- tors in March 1995 and continued in that capacity until he was elected as second vice president in 2009 and 2010 and as fi rst vice president in 2011 and 2012. It is tradition in the Cattle Rais-


ers community to present the as- sociation president with a custom saddle. In July, Parker and TSCRA Second Vice President Richard Thor- pe, along with Eldon White, TSCRA executive vice president and CEO, and Larry Gray, TSCRA executive director of law enforcement, trav-


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This custom saddle was presented to TSCRA President Birdwell. A small plaque commemorates Birdwell’s ser- vice as TSCRA president.


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