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PRCA JUDGE CLAYTON MACOM PASSES AWAY PRCA Staff

PRCA judge Clayton Macom passed away on Jan. 13. He was 60 years old. After a career as a bull rider, Macom turned his atten tion to judging, eventually working his way up to serve as one of the top reserve officials in the PRCA. Outside of the arena, Macom was a devoted family man and trusted friend. “He was an amazing dad. I think he was the best,” Clayton’s son Dakota Macom said. “He

it very seriously. He worked hard on being a judge and strived every day to be better at it. You’d catch him at home watching the Cowboy Channel.” Over the last year, Macom faced major health chal lenges, but he kept battling. “It was very difficult,” Howard said. “He was strong willed and in good shape. He’d been through a lot of things in his life, but he was just a good cowboy with a good attitude… That makes it even tougher.” Macom got the

worked really hard to provide for all of us and take care of all of us. He was caring. He was tough but he was really caring and real. He was genuine and a very loving dad. He always made sure that we were taken care of. “He was a good friend to anybody. He was just an hon est and good man.” Supervisor of Pro Officials Ron How ard first met Ma com while judging his trips out of the bucking chutes. But in recent years, the

most out of his life in and around the rodeo arena. In ad dition to bull riding and judging, he also tried his hand as a rodeo clown and bull fighter, according to a July 23, 1987, article in the Stigler, Okla., News-Senti nel. Macom started his life in rodeo at six or seven years old, riding calves. Then he rode larger steers

and eventually got on bulls at 12 or 13. After graduating from Stigler (Okla.) High School, he went on to graduate from Western Oklahoma State College in Altus. “First off (I’ll remember him) as a really good cow boy,” Howard said. “He was a very good cowboy and a very good bull rider. He probably just didn’t rodeo as hard as some other guys, but his dedication to the sport and love for rodeo you could see every time you ever worked with him. He was there to get the job done and get it done right with a good attitude.” Flowers for the family can be sent through Mallo ry-Martin Funeral Home at mallorymartinfuneralhome. com.

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duo judged rodeos together, and Howard touted Macom as one of the highest-ranking reserve officials in PRORO DEO. “His willingness to listen and his desire to make sure things were done correctly were really important,” How ard said of what made Macom a quality official. “He was very knowledgeable about the rules. He studied that rule book and he knew it…He had a sincere approach. He was a very considerate person. He wanted things to be right. He was going to hold contestants accountable.” Dakota Macom said his dad took pride in his role as a judge and dedicated himself to being the best official possible. “He loved the PRCA,” Dakota Macom said. “He took a lot of pride when he rode bulls and bareback horses. But he took a lot of pride in judging as well, and he took

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