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2020 Outdoorsman of the Year Gary Farmer and family with Governor Greg Abbott.
18 T E X A S W I L D L I F E
AUGUST 2021
n Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Gary Farmer was finally honored as the 2020 Texas Outdoorsman of the Year, after the event had been postponed due to the pandemic. Previous Outdoorsmen Steve C. Lewis and Richard Hill served as event chairs and gathered more than 230 friends and family, including Governor Greg Abbott, to celebrate Farmer’s contributions to the outdoors, conservation and his well-known reputation as an outstanding and entertaining sportsman. It was evening to celebrate! Farmer is a pillar in the Austin community. His leadership and vision for development in and around the Austin area, as well as his philanthropic endeavors have earned him accolades across the city and the state. Farmer is President of Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc., a commercially oriented title insurance agency operating throughout the major markets of Texas. He has been in the title insurance business since 1985. During Farmer’s tenure, Heritage has been recognized for its excellence in the commercial title insurance arena as it has grown to be among the largest independently owned title agencies in Texas. Farmer and his wife Susan are graduates of The University
