ProRodeo Sports News - July 23, 2021

many top dealer awards along the way. His community service included memberships in the Scottsdale Mounted Sheriff ’s Posse, Phoenix Kiwanis, El Zaribah Shrine, Verde Vaqueros, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, the PRCA and many more. A cowboy at heart, Hitchcock

code led Hitchcock, to hold a seat on the Board of Directors at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Museum in Oklahoma City. Hitchcock lost his beloved wife June in 1986. He then met SusanWoodward and they were married in 1988. They had a wonderful adventurous life traveling extensively with trips that included Africa and Spain for the bullfights. They were annual visitors to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas every December. Hitchcock is survived by his wife Susan; his daughters Carol Hitchcock, Kathryn Weaver (Bob) and five grandchildren; Dan ( Jenni), Matthew and Kathryn Samsill, Michael ( Jaime) and ElizabethWeaver along with two great grandchildren, Lucas Samsill and Whitney Weaver. A service will be held on Saturday, July 24 at 10:30 a.m. (PDT) at Desert Mission United Methodist Church 7373 E. Dixileta Dr., Scottsdale, 85266. Donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley. committees are making a positive impact on members of the various communities. Hesston and Massey Ferguson, through its Sowing Good Deeds initiative, want to raise awareness of these many local efforts and reward one PRCA committee each year whose impact goes above and beyond. AGCO will share the stories of rodeo teams across the country who are Sowing Good Deeds in their communities and will reward one of those committees with a new tractor. The deadline to apply for the Sowing Good Deeds initiative is Sept. 15. The five finalists will be announced by Oct. 31. The Sowing Good Deeds initiative is open to all PRCA-sanctioned rodeo committees, regardless of size. Rodeos can enter at http://bit.ly/SowingGoodDeeds. support for local, regional and national charities and organizations. These charitable efforts by rodeo

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EDWARD B. HITCHCOCK

Edward B Hitchcock, a PRCA Gold Card member and founding member of the Cave Creek (Ariz.) Rodeo, passed away on July 8, 2021. He was 89. Hitchcock enlisted in the Air Force in 1949, which led him to meet June Bain at a USO dance in Albuquerque. They were married in El Paso, Texas in 1952. With the loving support and guidance of June, Ed began his long, successful career in the car business. Starting with unloading box cars for General Motors in El Paso and culminating with the 1971 purchase of Money Oldsmobile in Phoenix, renaming it Edward Oldsmobile. “Somebody Has to Set the Standards” was his motto, and he was a car dealer who accomplished that in all areas, receiving Nominations sought for Donita Barnes Award Nominations are being accepted for the PRCA Donita Barnes Contract Personnel Lifetime Achievement Award, created to recognize PRCA members who have dedicated their lives to advancing the rodeo industry through their commitment, work, and contributions. Any active member (or active lifetime BRIEFS

also appreciated the finer things in life, but was happiest in a horse corral or a cowboy bar. He always

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embraced the outdoors. His

hobbies included horseback riding, team roping, and deep-sea fishing. In 1977, Ed purchased Lobo Ranch where he first raised beef cattle, later switching to the hardier Corrientes. His longtime commitment to the cowboy Nomination letters of 500 words or fewer may be e-mailed to mnaber@ prorodeo.com or mailed to the PRCA, 101 Pro Rodeo Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 by 5 p.m. (MDT), Aug. 6. For more information, contact Matt Naber at the PRCA National Headquarters, 719.528.4768. Sowing Good Deeds applications requested Sowing Good Deeds applications now open. This season, one rodeo committee has a chance to win a Massey Ferguson® tractor for the charitable work that committee does. As a proud sponsor of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, AGCO® Corporation, through its brands Hesston® and Massey Ferguson, recognize that PRCA- sanctioned rodeos contribute significant

PRCA NOTES member) of the PRCA may nominate eligible contract personnel members for the award. Nominees must have been a PRCA member for a minimum of 15 years and may not have won a yearly contract personnel award within 15 years of the date of nomination (life members may be nominated even if they are not actively renewed).

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