ProRodeo Sports News - April 1, 2022

addition, he was a certified Arborist for nearly 50 years. His first PRCA rodeo was Lewiston (Idaho) Round-Up. Karl was injured the first performance and he finished his dad’s responsibilities working that rodeo with George Doak. Greg joined PRCA in 1970 and quit professional bullfighting and clowning in 1991 and quit competing in 1997. He was the 1977 Bullfighter of the Year for the PRCA Columbia Circuit. He was honored to work withWick Peth, Jimmie Anderson, Wright Howington, Bobby Romer and Doak. Doering lived life to the fullest every day. He had more than 3,000 straight days of geocaching and enjoyed road tripping across the country to various monuments, clown reunions/rodeos, and camping. He loved visiting friends and family, especially if it included an OSU game, a competitive game of cards, pickleball, or golf. He was known for his strong faith, quick wit, his infectious smile, kind, and compassionate spirit, and how much he cared for those around him. Doering was preceded in death by his fathers, Karl and Dale, and his stepmother, Hope. He is survived by his mother Kay (Doering, Pynch); wife Karla; children, Erin (Brent) Evans and Shelby; his three sisters KK (Gary) Zimmerli, Julie ( Joe) Cegala, and Linda Randalow; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. A celebration of life will be planned for this summer. Donations may be made on Doering behalf to Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund or Fellowship of Christian Cowboys. Cards may be sent to Karla and Family at 9770 SW Pawnee Path, Tualatin, Ore., 97062.

Jack had his work cut out for him as Joyce had four children, Debbie, Colleen, Sherry, and Steve, and together they added Jodi. Jack also had two children of his own, Levi and Jackie Carson, by Amy Tilton. Jack taught all his daughters how toWestern swing when they were young as he was a great dancer. Jack was also a great bowler and bowled until the age of 87 with some of the greatest bowlers in the valley like Skip, Curt, and the late Darrel Simpson. Carson left school in the 10th

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GREG DALE DOERING

Greg Dale Doering, a PRCA bullfighter and rodeo clown, passed away March 20. He was 70. Doering was someone who lived life

to the fullest. He was always willing to do anything ever asked of him to do at a Rodeo Clown Reunion, regardless of his health or well-being. He loved entertaining

grade to ride the rodeo circuit. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 as a Morse code operator and then discharged in 1953, where he then returned to the rodeo.

kids and adults in the midway at numerous

Doering

rodeos. He even set up his pickleball court for the Rodeo Clown Reunion last year at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs (Colo.) Springs. Born January 28, 1952, in Cottage Grove, Ore., to Dale and Kay (Leonard) Sears. He grew up on the family ranch in Roseburg with his mom and stepfather, Karl Doering. Greg embraced the true western lifestyle: rodeoing, riding bulls, steer wrestling, and later as a professional rodeo clown/bullfighter. Greg worked the first Columbia River Circuit Finals in 1980. He, as the lone bullfighter, went on to work it many more times. He carried on his family legacy of bullfighting and rodeo clowning – known all over the West. Karl rode bulls and was a PRCA rodeo clown and bullfighter for 25 years. He also started the Rodeo Clown Reunion in Roseburg, Ore., which was held there every three years from 1974 through 1989. Kay was a PRCA timer andWPRA barrel racer. Greg rode his first steer at High Prairie, Alberta, Canada, when he was 6. He also helped his dad with his clown acts. Greg fought some bulls during his college days and was on the rodeo team. He received a biology degree from Eastern Oregon University and an animal science degree fromOregon State both in 1974, where he also competed in collegiate rodeo. In

Carson

At the Lewiston (Idaho) Rodeo, he had three wins in bareback riding and one in bull riding. At Chief Joseph Days in Joseph, Ore., he won the bull riding six times, and won in saddle bronc riding and bareback riding, and earned the all-around cowboy title as well. Carson was honored as a legend in Oregon, and they said if he had continued, he probably would have been a world champion cowboy, but he wanted to be home with his wife and kids instead. Carson also was honored in 2002 as the grand marshal for the Lewiston Round-Up Later in life, the grandkids became very important. Dustin and Sundee loved listening to his stories and became very close. If Carson had a problem, Dustin was always the first person he called. Special thanks to Bev Simpson for being there for Jack; he loved her cooking and to Selina Silflow, Lisa Horner, Paige Dantini, Patrice Tatham, SandyThrasher, Stacie Dean, Jackie and Levi Carson, Dustin Spooner, Sundee Spooner and Kelsie Spooner, and Jim Fisher who would show up every couple of weeks with milkshakes and Linda’s famous pickles.

JACK CARSON PRCA NOTES Jack Carson, a former PRCA cowboy, passed away March 3. He was 92.

Jack was born Jan. 27, 1930, in Burns, Ore., to Lester “Lefty” Carson and Elenor “Cookie” Carson. He married Joyce Way after her previous husband, DickWay, passed while breaking a horse.

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