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Hall of Fame Inductees Bill Lundberg and Pat and Maxine Reeves to be Honored

ported the association’s junior program in many ways. As one of the first ranches to participate in the donated heifer program for the National Junior Santa Gertrudis Show (NJSGS), they continued to donate each year until Pat’s death in 1992. They also loaned calves to numerous junior members each year. Pat never wanted a junior to miss out on showing because they could not afford to buy an animal. In 1983, Wylie Taliaferro took 25 junior members and approximately 35 head of cattle to Pat and Maxine’s farm. The group was headed to the NJSGS, but they had to get out of Texas before they were quarantined and unable to travel. For three weeks, Pat and Maxine hosted and fed the kids and the cattle, and they loved every minute of it. Maxine cooked every meal and the kids had a blast. Their door was always open and there was always a seat at the table for classi fiers, custom fitters and other breeders. They frequently hosted guests, and Maxine would cook every meal; no one ever left with an empty stomach. Pat and Maxine sent many animals on the show road with custom fitters as well as taking their grandchildren to shows. In 1984 their bull, Sam 69, was named National Champion Bull. They had several champion females over the years as well, including Miss Jamie. Pat was active in the association, serving as an SGBI Board member throughout the ‘80s. He served on numerous committees from 1975 to 1992. He was also a charter member of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association and a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of World War II. Maxine could also be seen and heard from the sidelines at many shows; many judges were critiqued

S anta Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) will induct three breed leaders into the SGBI Hall of Fame at the upcoming annual meeting. The SGBI Hall of Fame represents the association’s most prestigious award and recognizes these individuals’ unique and significant contributions to the breed’s support, growth and advancement. This year’s honorees are Bill Lundberg and Pat and Maxine Reeves. Inductions into the hall of fame will be made during the President’s Dinner, April 29. Bill Lundberg Bill Lundberg’s experiences with the Santa Gertrudis breed over the last five decades are extensive. He was introduced to the breed in the 1970s when he worked for Bill Barrett in Valley Mills, Texas. He assisted Barrett with his herd and custom-fitting business, show ing cattle throughout Texas and the United States.

aged the operation and exhibited cattle at major shows throughout the United States. He even showed the National Champion Female in 1988. During Bill’s time at Winrock Farms, they hosted the Razorback Sale, which became one of the breed’s premier sales in the ‘80s. In 1993, Bill started Lundberg Cattle Services in Russellville, Ark. For the last 30 years, Bill has offered his consulting, marketing and photography services to many of the top Santa Gertrudis herds. He has been instrumental in marketing the breed, and has helped develop many of the breed’s top sales, including the Polled Gold Sale and the Alabama Con nection Sale, which is in its 34th year. Since launching his business, Bill has worked with a long list of prominent breeders, including City View Farm, Cotton Branch Plantation, Gray Oaks Farm, Flying C Ranch, Double EE Farm,

Liberty Ranch, Don Perner, Bill Creel, Graves Creek Ranch and Wiley Ranch. He has also served on the SGBI Board of Directors. Today, Bill and his wife, Nicole, reside in Russellville, Ark., where Bill remains active, consulting and marketing Santa Gertrudis cattle. With gratitude for all he has done to support and promote the Santa Gertrudis breed, SGBI proudly names Bill Lundberg as

a member of the SGBI Hall of Fame. Pat and Maxine Reeves In 1975, Pat and Maxine Reeves joined SGBI and were given Herd No. 3965 for Reeves Triple Seven Ranches in Nashville, Ark. Over the next 16 years, the couple grew their ranch into 1,500 acres and hundreds of registered Santa Gertrudis. During that time, they traveled across the United States, showing and promoting Santa Gertrudis cattle with their family. From wearing formal gowns and tuxedos at the Western Heritage Sale in Houston to attending other sales, shows, meetings, field days and junior activities throughout the United States, the pair loved every minute of it. Pat and Maxine proudly sup

In the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Bill worked for John and Helen Wood at Clarendon Plantation in Edisto, S.C. The plantation was part of the Cox Families operations that also included Nine Bar Ranch in Hempstead, Texas. Bill worked at the plantation when Clarendon pro duced such great herd sires as Doc 344, Mr. Bull and CP 740 – bulls that made a significant impact in the show ring in the ‘90s, siring multiple national champions. Clarendon Plantation was also at the forefront of performance testing during Bill’s tenure. Following his time at Clarendon Planta tion, Bill moved to one of the breed’s most prestigious herds, Winrock Farms in Morrilton, Ark., which was owned by the Rockefeller family and former Arkansas Gov. Win Rockefeller. Bill worked for Win rock Farms from 1983 to 1992; he man

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