MAINE-ANJOU Announcements, News & Events
have a credit card on file and have received a new card, please make sure to call us to replace the new card on file. Credit cards are not automatically saved when paying online. MAINE-ANJOU CATTLE FOR SALE: Looking for cattle to purchase or consign? Do not forget to check out our consignment sale list located at the top of the Digital Beef Cattle search screen called “Maine-Anjou Cattle for Sale”. Active breeders may use this tool at any time to consign animals as long as you have a login for Digital Beef.
Charlene Grider of Coleman; son Terry Phillips and wife, Karla of Germany; daughter Vicki Smith of McKinney, Texas; daughter Sherri Womack and husband, Mark of Gordon, Texas; sister Claudette Grider Flynn of Fort Worth, Texas; grandchildren Cheyenne Secrist, Amber Ishmael, Justin Smith, Gavin Phillips, and Evie Phillips; numerous great grandchildren; and other loving family and friends. Alan was preceded in death by his wife, Eugenia Grider, and father, Robert L. Grider. ** Alan served as the Maine-Anjou barn boss at the Fort Worth Stock Show for many years and was a dear friend to AMAA breeders & staff.
NATIONAL SHOWS Anyone showing in a junior or open class at the national level must be an active member with the AMAA or American Maine-Anjou Junior Association (AJMAA). Junior members exhibiting at these shows must be the sole owner of the animal they are showing.
OBITUARY Alan Lee Grider of Anna, Texas, passed away on February 8, 2021, at the age of 72. He was born in Odessa, Texas, on September 20, 1948, to Robert L. and Charlene (Reis) Grider. Alan graduated from Coleman High School in 1967 and from Texas Tech University in 1972. He married Eugenia Morgan on February 28, 1976, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alan was the owner of A & R Equipment Sales. He is survived by his mother, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2021 58
OBITUARY David Daniel Marold passed away peacefully at his country home in Warren, Texas, on Friday, the 11th of June 2021. He was 79 years of age. He was born on the 23rd of May 1942, to Audrey Bernadette Conway Marold and Louis Joseph Marold in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended Cheyenne Mountain School in Colorado Springs and graduated from St. Joseph Military Academy in Hays, Kansas, in 1961. David attended Regis University in Denver and the University of St. Thomas in Houston. On the 28th of July 1966 David married Mary Crotty Carter in a beautiful ceremony at St. Anne Catholic Church in Houston. He died the way he lived… he wrote his own rules, wore many "hats," and connected with every person his path crossed. And he had many paths. David worked for Chemical
Bank and Trust in Houston. He then created Temple and Marold Demolishing Company with George Temple. In 1972 he embarked on a new path with his wife Mary and his late father-in-law Victor Neuhaus Carter. The trio created Sonderegger Maine-Anjou (purebred Maine-Anjou cattle operation involved in genetics for seedstock with show champions nationwide) from 1972 – 1996 in Warren, Texas, and then in Westcliffe, Colorado. In the early part of 1970, Sonderegger was involved with Goliath Cattle Company and imported the first Maine-Anjou cattle into the United States. Out of Sonderegger spun High Country Cattle Services and High-Country Genetics. In 1996 David and his wife Mary left the mountains and country life of Colorado and returned to Houston. In 1996 David and Leonard Halpern with the support of Mary created Essential Settings Inc., a purveyor of fine china and household goods. In 2006 he partnered with James Steele for STTEP International Ltd., an international, privately-owned military, intelligence, law enforcement training, and advisory company. David was active in Republican politics his entire life. He was precinct chair of his precinct in Houston in the late 1960's early 1970's. David worked on numerous Republican campaigns in his lifetime. David served as a Director on the American Maine-Anjou Association for many years and he served as President for a term beginning in 1984. He served as a Director of the National Cattleman's Association for years. David was a Director of the National Farmers Market Association in Colorado. Most recently David served on the Tyler County Historical Commission with a mission to make sure the Tyler County Court House was restored and preserved to its natural beauty. David was a member of the Houston Country Club, the Garden of the Gods Club, Silver Spur Club (National Western Livestock Show), and the 1100 Club (Houston Livestock
