In Memory of Jarold Callahan, Cattle Industry Icon

The generation of students Jarold Callahan affected are industry leaders today. That's the real legacy of a great man, says Paul Beck at OSU.
The generation of students Jarold Callahan affected are industry leaders today. That's the real legacy of a great man, says Paul Beck at OSU.
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We were notified on Christmas Eve that Jarold Callahan had unexpectedly passed away the previous day. He was the President of Express Ranches, a member of the OSU A&M Board of Regents, had served as Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, and was recognized as the 2023 inductee to the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY.

To me, his biggest impact on the Beef Industry was his time as a faculty member and livestock judging coach at Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College and Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science. The generation of students he affected in that role are industry leaders today. That's the real legacy of a great man.

Jarold Callahan’s obituary can be found at: https://www.highsmithfh.com/obituaries/Jarold-E-Callahan?obId=30190370 

The recording of his Celebration of Life is available below:

 

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