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Editor Elizabeth Harsh

Managing Editor Hanna Fosbrink

Ohio Cattleman magazine (USPA: 020-968, ISSN: 1543-0588) is published six times per year: Winter issue, mailed in January; Expo preview issue, mailed in February; Spring issue, mailed in April; Summer issue, mailed in July; Early Fall issue, mailed in September; and Late Fall issue, mailed in October; for $15 a year to OCA members only. It is dedicated to reporting facts about Ohio’s cattle including marketing, production and legislative news. All editorial and advertising material is screened to meet rigid standards, but publisher assumes no responsibility for accuracy or validity of claims. All rights reserved. Circulation for the issue is 3,086.

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OCA Staff

Elizabeth Harsh Executive Director Ron Windnagel Director of Accounting & Operations Hanna Fosbrink Manager of Communications & Managing Editor Bailey Eberhart Manager of Member Services Karigan Blue BEST Program Coordinator Tiffany Arnett Administrative Assistant

LIVING TO LEAVE A LEGACY

By Elizabeth Harsh, Ohio Cattleman Editor

We lost my dad in July of 2015. It is odd, that in some respects it feels like it happened just yesterday and at the same time forever ago. It feels like yesterday in that we miss him dearly and the pain of that loss never really dulls all that much. Yet there is also a continuing presence that the legacy he created lives on through our family for, what I hope is generations to come.

When mom shared some of his more sentimental possessions with his grandchildren, among them was dad’s tie bar that passed to our son Will. At the time I didn’t realize the lasting impact of a simple tie bar, but Will did. As a regional manager for the American Angus Association, Will wears a tie on a regular basis. And on most occasions Will proudly wears dad’s tie bar on his tie. The tie bar is old and dinged up a bit, but that’s not what is important. It’s one of those things we don’t talk about a lot, but I believe Will wears it so his grandpa is always a part of his Angus adventures. You see Will owes his interest in Angus cattle to his grandfather who grew up milking Jersey cows but traded the Jerseys for registered Angus cattle when he bought his own farm. That Angus cow purchase set our family on a path he probably never foresaw at the time.

I share this story about one aspect of dad’s legacy because in my mind it directly connected to the upcoming Cattlemen’s Gala. The Gala celebration and fundraiser is designed to be a fun night, but if you really step back and think about it for a minute, it has a more serious meaning. It is about creating legacies that help grow the next generation of beef industry leaders through the Gala’s youth scholarship fund.

I am sure there are many families with similar stories that have created a treasured family legacy. Each of us can also think of those tremendous individuals who as the quote goes, have used their life for something that outlasted it. And many of the most important “Legacies are not about leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people.”

As for the Gala, it’s nothing fancy and nothing formal. It is just a night of great company, great food, good music and the opportunity to help support industry youth pursuing an education through an excellent line-up of silent and live auction items.

OCA will also hold a special meeting before the Gala gets underway that will focus on the business of cattle industry and the association. We welcome Colin Woodall, CEO for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association who will share an update on all the national issues currently impacting cattle producers.

Whatever your own personal legacy, I encourage you to join us August 28 for the Cattlemen’s Gala and help the next generation to begin building their own individual legacies.

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