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raised turkeys and sheep and even had a milk cow. One might wonder how a woman who was always on the go had time for a milk cow. "She delegated somebody to go milk the cow," Keith said. Jeanette was good about giving people down on their luck a hand up, even giving them a place to live. She gave a home to several children who had family problems of one kind or another. Jeanette is remembered as a great cook who never followed a recipe and was a very good pie maker. People were always welcome at her home for a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. Son Jim said she always told her children, "You're no bigger than your dreams. If you dream big, you can do big things." Jim's son, also named Jim, Jeanette's oldest grandchild said, "Every person that ever met Grandma walked away wanting to do bigger and better things." Jamie Stevenson died in 1975 at the age of 62. That same summer Jeanette was involved in a car accident that nearly took her life. In 1976, she split and sold the ranch to her boys. "That's how all fve boys got going," Keith says. Jeanette served as president of the American Angus Auxiliary in 1978-1979 and was named its Distinguished Woman of the Year in 1986. She was inducted into the Montana State Fair Pioneer Hall of Fame in 1981 for her "distinguished and unselfsh service." She served on the Governor's Council for Aging and was recognized in 1990 as Montana's Outstanding Senior Volunteer. In 1991, she was formally inducted into the Angus Heritage Foundation, just the second woman to have received the honor at that time. Jeanette embraced life and lived it to the fullest. Her many accomplishments, recognitions and awards are a wonderful testament to her life's work. Moreover was her undying love, passion and support for family and friends; she knew no stranger and emanated a never-ending optimism that will infuence generations to come. Jeanette is survived by two sons, Keith and Jim, 15 grandchildren, 28 great- grandchildren and 10 great-great- grandchildren, along with an extended family of in-laws, nieces and nephews. Richard Gebhart, 58, Claremore, Okla., died May 30 after a brief illness. A fourth-generation cattleman, Richard and his family operated Beacon Hill Ranch, a Hereford operation established in northeastern Oklahoma in 1909. He was an active volunteer leader in the cattle industry for many years at all levels. Nationally he was named treasurer of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) in 2014, and served as a member of the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC), chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils and vice chair of the Joint Issues Management Subcommittee. He also served as an advisor on several sustainability efforts involving the beef supply chain, and participated in writing a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment of the U.S. beef supply chain. In Oklahoma he was a lifetime member of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association and was serving as its president at the time of his death. He was also vice chairman and former treasurer of the Oklahoma Beef Council. Richard was a member and past chairman of the Tulsa State Fair Junior Livestock Auction Committee and served as a board member of the Rogers County Cattlemen's Association, as well as treasurer of the Rogers County Fair Board. A lifetime member of the American Hereford Association, Richard was active in Hereford breed activities, serving the Oklahoma Hereford Association as a director, president and chair of the 2009 Junior National Hereford Expo committee. He served as breed superintendent for both junior and open Hereford shows at the Tulsa and Oklahoma State Fairs. In addition to the ranching operation, Richard was professor of operations management and director of assessment in the Collins College of Business at the University of Tulsa (TU). He held a law degree from TU; a master's of business administration from Syracuse University; a master's degree in agricultural economics/ animal science from Mississippi State University; and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Arkansas, doing postgraduate work at the University of Kansas. Before joining the faculty at TU, Richard served as a colonel in the U.S. Army as an infantry offcer. He was certifed in Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and was a Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) graduate, both of which are national beef producer-oriented education programs. Richard is survived by wife Susan; daughters Erica and Roxanne; and grandchildren McKenzie and Gus. z INDUSTRY EXTRAS Pedro Curry has joined QualiTech to lead the AG Nutrition Division as general manager-vice president. He will be responsible for leading the company's plant and animal nutrition groups and supporting strategic initiatives company-wide. Roy Browning of Deseret Cattle Feeders won the 2015 Top Hand award at the recent Kansas State University (K-State) Cattle Feeders College hosted in Scott City, Kan. The Top Hand award was initiated in 2010 to recognize outstanding employees in the commercial feeding industry. Browning has been with the yard since 1978. Allyson Jones-Brimmer and Casey Whitaker have joined the staff of the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Jones-Brimmer is the new membership and marketing manager, and Whitaker is the new communications coordinator. z NEWSMAKERS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29 30 n ANGUSJournal n July 2015 @ Offcers and directors for the Tennessee Angus Ass'n are (back row, from left) Dwight King, Piney Flats; Quintin Smith, Lebanon; Vince Santini, Leoma, vice president-elect; Lee Duckworth, Greene- ville; Kenneth Armstrong, Unionville, secretary; (front row, from left) Tim Wright, Spring City; Jamie Smith Nicholson, Lebanon; Bobby Denton, Cumberland Furnace, president-elect; and Molly Phifer, Chapel Hill. z Tennessee Angus Ass'n Annual Banquet & Board Meeting, Lebanon, March 6