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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. |
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| Marie Arcos - Go Tejano | Mike Pillow - Paint Horse | |||
 Involvement
with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is definitely a family tradition
for Marie Arcos. Her parents, Kandy and George Hernandez, grandfather Rudy
Vara and brother Mike Arcos are active on the Go Tejano Committee with her.
Marie has been a member of the Show since 1989. She also is a member of
the Special Children's Committee and serves on the advisory board of the
RITE program. She is a program coordinator with the Harris Grey Company. |
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17-year Show volunteer, Mike Pillow served as a captain and vice chairman
on the Paint Horse Committee prior to being appointed as its chairman in
1996. Under his leadership, the prize money given to Paint Horse exhibitors
has more than doubled. His father, Mickey, is a member of the Show's board
of directors, and his mother, Gwen, serves on the Quarter Horse Committee.
Mike is a sales representative with Fornax Industries, Inc. in Channelview. |
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| Richard Buddeke - Corral Club / General Chairman | Donald Winford - Trail Ride | |||
 For
15 years, Richard Buddeke has been taking care of the Show's numerous hospitality
clubs throughout the Astrodome complex. A Show member for almost two decades,
he has served as a vice chairman of the Committeemen's Club, chairman of
the Dome Club and a Division Chairman. He also is a member of the Committeemen's
Bar-B-Que Committee and serves on the Show's board of directors. His wife,
Susan, serves on the Communications - Broadcast Committee. |
 Donald
Winford's involvement with this organization has spanned more than two decades,
with most of those years spent as a volunteer on the Show's Trail Ride Committee.
He served as a captain and vice chairman on the committee prior to becoming
chairman two years ago. His wife, Linda, is a member of the Houston Metro
Go Texan and Committeemen's Bar-B-Que committees. Donald is the owner of
Winford Construction Company in Montgomery, Texas. |
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| Jerry Coleman - Western Art | Bill Yates - Commercial Exhibits | |||
 An
independent insurance broker, Jerry Coleman is a life member of the Show
and has been active on the Western Art Committee since 1989. During his
chairmanship, three new bronzes have been placed on the Show's grounds.
However, his first involvement at the Show was exhibiting commercial heifers
as a youngster from Junction, Texas, in 1957. He is a member of a buying
group that purchased the reserve grand champion in 1996, a class champion
in 1997 and the grand champion in 1998 at the School Art Auction. |
 For
13 years, Bill Yates has been looking after the Show's numerous commercial
exhibits that line the Astrohall and Astroarena during the run of the Show.
A life member since 1984, he served as a captain and vice chairman of the
Commercial Exhibits Committee and is actively involved with the Rodeo Express
Committee. Bill is president and part owner of Safety Lights, 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
