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LOCAL LEGENDS

Grape Growers Association, and to this day, you will great interest in the lion and tiger that were added to the
find my parents’ pictures on the walls of the tasting room mix.
at Llano Estacado Winery!
He also started working for our family-owned and
After marriage, serving our country, and raising three operated construction company doing difficult,
kids on the farm (with a splash of wine on the side), meticulous woodworking, challenging commercial jobs,
what has this active 92-year-old added to his plate and later, even became one of our first roofers when
over the next chapters of his life? He’s been blessed the roofing company was founded. Woodworking has
by amazing in-laws and become a “Gramps” to six always been one of my dad’s passions, and when you
grandkids and eight great grandkids. He has worked on come out to the farm, “the shop” is where you will find
the emu farm started by my husband and me, became him.
an emu expert, and then, even took

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