"Bowlegged H" magazine Archive
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Every volunteer who wears the gold badge contributes to the overall success of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Of the more than 12,000 volunteers, a distinguished group of 91 individuals holds the position of committee chairman. This continuing series features those leaders who are serving their third and final year as chairmen of their respective committees. |
| Kenneth Bellew — Donkey and Mule | Chuck Davis — Corral Club - Division I |
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 Family tradition is very much a part of both Kenneth Bellew's professional and volunteer activities. His son, Colby, also volunteers on the Donkey and Mule Committee, and his father, Ray, has enjoyed serving on two Show committees for many years. Kenneth has been a lifetime member of the Show for more than 16 years. After joining the Donkey and Mule Committee in 1985, he served as a team captain and vice chairman. He is self-employed with Ray Bellew & Sons, Inc. |
 Since 1984, Chuck Davis has been involved in many areas of the Show. In addition to his service on the Corral Club Committee for more than 16 years, he also volunteers on the Steer Auction and Palomino Horse Show committees and is a lifetime member of the Show. Chuck is also a member of the "High Bidders" auction-buying group and is an avid supporter of all the junior market auctions. He is president of All Texas Fence. |
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| Bill Booher —Magazine | Karl J. Russell —Agricultural Mechanics |
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 Bill Booher's involvement with the Show has been vast and varied since he became a lifetime member in 1977 and joined the Corral Club Committee. In addition to serving as vice chairman and a member of the Magazine Committee's editorial board, he served as a vice chairman on both the Calf Scramble and World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest committees. Bill has been a member of the Show's board of directors since 1989 and is currently vice president of the "High Bidders" auction-buying group. |
 A lifetime member of the Show for more than 27 years, Karl Russell has been actively involved on several committees. He served on the Corral Club-At Large Committee for six years and spread the Show's message throughout Texas as an Area Go Texan Committee volunteer. He has been a member of the Agricultural Mechanics Committee since 1982. His wife, Charlotte, serves on the Ladies' Go Texan Committee. He is an attorney and president of Russell Brothers Cattle Company. |
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| Patricia A. Cook —Graphics & Signage | Greg Willbanks —Poultry Auction |
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 This year, Patricia A. Cook celebrates a decade of volunteer service with the Show. A member of the Graphics and Signage Committee since 1995, she also served as a vice chairman for the group. Her daughter, Debbie, also enjoys working with her mom on the committee. Patricia is a lifetime member of the Show as well as a member of several junior market auction-buying groups. She is a designer with KPMG. |
 For 10 years, Greg Willbanks has been taking care of the Show's top-notch chickens and turkeys as a member of the Poultry Auction Committee. After joining the committee in 1990, Greg served as both a captain and vice chairman for the group. He also was honored with the committee's "Top Sales" award in 1995 and was elected to the Show's board of directors in 1999. He has been a member of the Show since 1988 and is owner of Willbanks & Associates, Inc. |
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Letters and comments should be sent to:
Marketing and Public Relations Division,
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070
