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Official Account for the Texas Agriculture Memorial Day ✯ We annually honor the lives & sacrifices of our state’s farmers & ranchers
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The Texas Agriculture Memorial Day is a day we remember and honor the lives and sacrifices of our state’s farmers and ranchers in the effort to raise food fiber for Texas families. Governor Abbott has designated November 21st as Texas Agriculture Memorial Day and shall be observed annually, with an annual ceremony to commemorate the day. The inaugural ceremony was held on November 21, 2016 at 2:0

0 pm in the Auditorium of the Texas State Capital. During the inaugural ceremony a proclamation from Governor Abbott was read. A vision and explanation of the memorial was given by ceremony host John Paul Dineen, III, comments from Texas Agriculture Commisioner Sid Miller, State Representative John Wray and Texas Farm Bureau President, Russell Boening, were given to the the families of the 2016 honorees. They were also awarded certificates signed by Governor Abbott. The Texas Agriculture Memorial Day began as a vision of one Texas farmer, John Paul Dineen, III and soon became a partnership between Texas Governor Abbott, Texas Department of Agriculture Commisioner Sid Miller. The purpose of the memorial is to honor lives lost and sacrifices made in the pursuit of raising food and fiber for all Texans. Each year there will be a nomination and application process to add names of honorees to the memorial, there are three categories of honorees available. (Please see listing and guidelines below)
In the future there will be an interactive memorial kiosk located in the Agricultural Museum in the Texas State Capital. From the kiosk visitors will be able to search for honorees and read about their contributions to Texas Agriculture as well as nominate someone they feel should be included in the memorial. The kiosk will have links to safety education information and accident prevention provided by The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education located at the University of Texas in Tyler, also one of our project partners. We will be seeking additional partners in funding the memorial kiosk and website, please contact Texas Farm Bureau for more information

Memorial list
This section is for those that have lost their life while engaged in agriculture related pursuits. Examples, killed while operating or in vicinity of machinery, while working livestock, while transporting Ag goods or livestock. Examples of what this would not include, passing away of natural causes. Being killed in an automobile/motorcycle accident while performing day to day activities such as going shopping, movies, trips/vacation, airplane accident (other than crop dusting, herding livestock by helicopter) ATV accident while using it for pleasure (like hunting, adventuring, trail riding) unless they are involved in an agritainment business. Honoring list
This section is for those that have had a severely debilitating accident while engaged in agriculture related pursuits. Examples, loss of limb(s) , paralysis, loss of eyesight, deafness
Examples of what this would not include, losing a limb due to diabetes/car accident, debilitation due to severe arthritis/old age, blindness due to cataracts/glaucoma

Memorial service list
This section is for those that have lost their life other than in an agricultural accident, but had an active roll/pursuit in an agricultural operation/career. Examples, the individual who farmed/ranched or had a career in the agriculture industry and lost life due to old age, auto/plane crash, drown while fishing/boating, ATV/UTV accident.

07/24/2023

The Texas FFA Foundation and Aaron Alejandro has helped us each year with our Memorial Ceremony, we would love if y’all could support them in person or online! They are hosting a first of a kind major event tonight Monday, July 24, 2023, at the Dallas Elks Lodge from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Texas agricultural science education and the FFA are growing. Funding is needed to endow scholarships and support leadership development opportunities. Our growth creates the need for assistance to ensure our students and teachers are getting the best opportunities to reach their full potential.
More than 265,000 students are enrolled in agricultural science education in Texas. Texas FFA membership is more than 170,000 members (1 in 6 members in the United States are here in Texas).
We have approximately 1,100 local FFA chapters.
49 courses are offered in agricultural education.
More than 2,400 agricultural science teachers are connecting our young people to opportunities.

There will be a live auction that is second to none, a raffle packed with some outstanding items and games that will have fantastic prizes! We will have light food and a cash bar. Admission is free and includes 2 drink tickets!

If you can’t attend in person, you can still register and bid through a LIVE simulcast. Simply go to the website below to register AND view what is in the Live Auction. I think you’ll be impressed. The Texas FFA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and gifts are tax deductible.

Register here: https://www.stockshowauctions.com/auctions/24099-texas-ffa-foundation-leading-legacy-social-23-tx

We are also raffling off a Kubota UTV. Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased online at: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=texasffa&id=53

12/22/2022

Joe Bob Boyd loved dirt.
Tonight I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, “Life of Service” honoree Joe Bob Boyd. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Cody Harris for helping us honor his life. Thank you Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns for assisting and Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Mr. Boyd grew up on learning how to farm everything possible, but his main crop was peanuts. Peanut farming runs generations deep for this sandy loam Hill County boy. Peanuts, watermelons, cantaloupe, black-eyed peas, hogs, pigs, cattle, chicken, beloved dogs and cats - Joe Bob loved the land, and being a farmer and rancher was as thick in his blood as the sand in his boots. Using a "good year" in 1986 for peanuts, he was able to start a small church and was a pastor at Bethel Bible Church for 33 years. Joe Bob Boyd's contribution to the farming community will forever be felt and missed in Hill County, Texas.

12/21/2022

Tonight I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, “Life of Service” honoree Roy Crawford Jr. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Keith Bell for helping us honor his life. Thank you Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Roy Crawford Jr. was a 1972 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Education. Roy went on to earn his Master of Science degree from East Texas State University in 1975. He worked as an Agricultural Science teacher and FIA advisor for 32 years at Lancaster High School. In addition to those responsibilities, Roy also served as the Career and Technology Education Director for the last several years before his retirement in 2004. He followed in his father's footsteps and taught thousands of students the importance of
agriculture, as well as instilling life lessons such as leadership, responsibility and work ethic. Roy age 69, passed away at his home in Forney, on November 13, 2019, after fighting lung cancer for the past year.

12/20/2022

Tonight I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, “Life of Service” honoree Roy Crawford Sr. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Lynn Stucky for helping us honor his life. Thank you Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns for assisting us and Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Roy Crawford Sr. received his bachelors degree from East Texas State Teachers College and his masters at Sam Houston State. Roy served in the US Navy for two years, during World War II, and witnessed the raising of the flag in Iwo Jima. Roy was active in the Denton County Livestock Association, North Texas State Fair, and taught Vocational Agriculture for 44 years in Three Way, Bovina, Groom, and Lake Dallas. He was also active in the Lions Club, Denton County Farm Bureau, and a 65-year Mason. Roy St., age 92, passed away April 23, 2015.

12/18/2022

This evening I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, “Life of Service”honoree Michael McGill. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Scott Sanford for helping us honor his life. Thank you Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns for assisting and Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Michael spent his life farming, ranching and working at a local John Deere Dealership. He was a former school board member and board member of the Collin County Water Conservation District. He served as an Ag Mechanics Judge at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, Fort Worth Stock Show and Houston Livestock Show. He was a big supporter of our youth and helped with many different youth events in the local community.

12/18/2022

Tonight I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, “Life of Service” honoree W. Lee Vann Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Brad Buckley for helping us honor his life. Thank you Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns for assisting and Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Mr. Vann operated Vann Livestock Company for 35 years, buying and selling hogs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and farm equipment. Lee was an order buyer for Roeglein, Swift, Cudahy Packing, San Antonio Pack, and Bryant Foods. Lee was a true agriculturist and was a self-employed farmer/rancher. Lee served his community on the Lampasas County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and the Lampasas County Livestock Association. Each year at the Lampasas County Livestock Show, an exhibitor is chosen as a recipient of the Lee Vann Sportsmanship Award
Lee was a 4-H Adult Leader and FFA volunteer for many years. W. Lee Vann was a devoted family man and a true farmer/rancher that devoted his life to his family and raised his children to know the value of a hard work ethic and appreciation for raising livestock and improving the lives of others."

12/16/2022

This morning I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day,“Life of Service” honoree Edward Braxton Shaver Sr. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative James Frank for helping us honor him. Thank you Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Mr. Shaver spent his life in agricultural pursuit, 1905-1962. He rented and owned farms in Central and North Central Texas. He raised cotton, maize, and wheat in Williamson, Haskell and Knox Counties. He was a cotton gin owner from 1921-36 in Knox City, TX. While in the pursuit of operating his Gin, the Shaver Gin of Knox City TX. in 1927, he caught his hand in a cotton stand belt and pulley. It cut off two of his fingers and mangled the rest of the hand. After healing up, he continued to operate the Gin until it was destroyed by fire in the Winter of 1936. He continued to farm his land in Haskell Co. and rental land in Knox Co. until his death in 1962.

12/15/2022

This afternoon I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, honoree Derek Cone who lost his life in a tractor accident. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott for helping us honor his life. Thank you Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Mr. Cone was a Texas wheat farmer and cattle rancher. He spent his last day doing what he loved, plowing and planting his wheat fields and working his cattle. He lost his life when he was run over by his tractor while plowing.

12/14/2022

This evening I would like to share about young Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, honoree Lance Thompson. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Tan Parker for helping us honor him. Thank you Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Lance loved working on the family farm with his daddy. He was killed in a tragic farming accident working alongside his dad. From the time Lance was old enough to walk, he went to work farming with his daddy. He wanted to grow up and farm with his dad, he mentioned so many times that he would have cows and a big ol tractor.

12/14/2022

This evening I would like to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, honoree Jake Wallace Toler, he was 24 years young. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative David Spiller for helping us honor him. Thank you Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.
Jake loved farming and ranching, he also loved being a part of his small community and the rural way of life. He thoroughly enjoyed anything that had to do with farm equipment, antique tractors, cattle, hunting, fishing or basically anything outdoors. From a young age Jake could operate a truck or tractor and spent his days helping his dad work on equipment, tending to cattle, baling hay or plowing and sprigging: Jake graduated from high school in 2014 from Forestburg ISD, in a class of twelve close friends. He was actively involved in both 4-H and FFA, held an officer position from 3rd grade through his senior year and received many awards and scholarships along the way. After high school Jake went to college full-time, worked at Tony's Seed & Feed in Muenster, as well as working alongside his dad. In 2017 he earned his Farm and Ranch Management Degree from North Central Texas College in Gainesville. Jake was an extremely hard worker! Upon his passing, he was employed at Peterbilt in Denton and also owned his own land and equipment. When he wasn't working a full-time job, he baled hay for himself as well as for others along with plowing and sprigging. He also took pride in raising his herd of registered Simmental cattle and collecting antique tractors. Jake was a man of few words, unless you got him talking about tractors, hay or cattle. He was an excellent steward of the land and of livestock, and absolutely an asset to Texas agriculture. Jake will be greatly missed by his family and all those who loved him.

12/12/2022

Today I want to share about Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, honoree Tim O'Connor, from Hill County. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Cody Harris for helping us honor his life. Thank you Texas State Representative DeWayne Burns for assisting and Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Tim was the answer to every problem we had on the farm.
He wasn't just our mechanic, he was fellow farmers mechanic as well. There wasn't a piece of equipment he couldn't fix. He was a hard headed, big hearted, but the meanest nice person you'd ever meet. His smile and laugh was contagious. We have been lost without him. He was a friend, a mechanic, a truck driver, and lastly, an employee we will never replace. He loved being on our farm, he loved fixing our problems and he died doing what he loved, driving a truck full of soybeans to the elevator.

12/11/2022

Today I would like to share about 10 year old
Texas Agriculture Memorial Day, honoree Legend Kell Williamson who lost his life in a horseback riding accident. Thank you Governor Greg Abbott and Texas State Representative Trent Ashby for helping us honor this young Texan. Thank you Rachel Hargrove for the pictures.

Legend was a friend to everyone, to know him was to love him. His contagious smile, a firm handshake, and a good "yes sir" was enough to melt anyone's heart and gain their respect. He loved his country and thanked a veteran every chance he got. His passion was rodeo and team roping and he enjoyed being with his friends. He was active in his dad's hay and team roping business. Legend loved the Lord and was on a mission to lead as many people to Christ as possible. He lived every day by Matthew 22:37-39
Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind." This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself» NIV

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