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Association and Northern Arizona Cutting Horse Association. He was on the board of directors of the International Brangus Breeders Association, Arizona National Livestock Show, Sharlot Hall Museum, Yavapai Cattle Growers Association, and Arizona Cattle Industry Research and Education Foundation. He was also on the Arizona Governor’s Communication Committee and Yavapai County Planning Committee, and he was a longtime member of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association. In 2005, he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and received a heart transplant. He was a fighter who didn’t let it slow him down. In 2009 KJ Kasun came on board as a partner in Campwood Cattle Company, which today is comprised of the 7 Up, the Lazy K8 at Skull Valley, and a desert lease known as the TT’s at Black Canyon City, a total
of 185,000 acres of rangeland running more than 1,000 head of mother cows and 1,400 stockers, in addition to a registered Quarter Horse program. Above all, McCraine was known for his kind heart, good business sense and stewardship of the land. As one friend commented, “His word and handshake were as good as gold.” He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Kathy; sister, Maellen Langlois; niece, Farrar Frazee (Andy); daughter, Clare; nephew, Nathan Gardner (Roxanne) and their children, Morgan and Cole. A celebration of his life is scheduled for early next summer at the 7 Up Ranch. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arizona Cattle Industry Research and Education Foundation (ACIF), P.O. Box 2619, Mesa, Arizona 85214.
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