Neal Gay’s Perseverance Catapulted Roo to the Limelight

Contents:

• BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER, PROROO HALL OF FAMER NEAL GAY DI AT 96
• NEAL GAY
• HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY
• LEGENDARY STOCK-CONTRACTOR, NEAL GAY, PASS AWAY AT AGE 96
• NEAL GAY
• ‘LEGENDARY’: NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, DI AT 96
• NEAL GAY’S PERSEVERANCE CATAPULTED ROO TO THE LIMELIGHT
• NEAL GAY NAMED PROROO LEGEND
• NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, AD AT 96
• KAY GAY
• QUEENS AND COWBOYS: A STRAIGHT YEAR ON THE GAY ROO

BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER, PROROO HALL OF FAMER NEAL GAY DI AT 96

NORTH TEXAS () - Hall of fame stock ntractor and -founr of the Mque Roo, Neal Gay has died at the age of 96.

NEAL GAY

His fay shared the news on Facebook, sayg: "On behalf of everyone here at the Gay fay and the extend fay and iends of Rafter G Roo, we are sadned to announce the passg of our beloved father, grandfather and founr Neal are so very thankful for the 96 years of wisdom, iendship and memori we have shared wh so many. "On behalf of everyone here at the Gay fay and the extend fay and iends of Rafter G Roo, we are sadned by Rafter G Roo on Thursday, Augt 11, 2022.

Gay's profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle broncs and barebacks and wrtled steers, acrdg to the ProRoo Hall of Frame webse. In May 1958, Gay put Mque on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys.

Gay was later named managg director.

HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY

Gay's roo ntemporari pot to his early experience the productn and fancg of small roos Texas as an excellent example of what small muni n do, acrdg to the se.

I've never gotten up a day my life dreadg to go to work, " Gay reportedly once said. Gay also found Rafter G Roo, which is still operatn three generatns later. A celebratn of Gay's life is planned for Aug.

Neal Gay’s profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945. Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle broncs and barebacks and wrtled steers.

LEGENDARY STOCK-CONTRACTOR, NEAL GAY, PASS AWAY AT AGE 96

In May 1958, Gay put Mque, Texas, on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys. Gay was named managg director, a tle he still holds.

Gay’s roo ntemporari pot to his early experience the productn and fancg of small roos Texas as an excellent example of what small muni n do.

World-renowned stock ntractor Neal Gay, a ProRoo Hall of Famer, passed away Aug.

NEAL GAY

Gay was ducted to the ProRoo Hall of Fame Colorado Sprgs, Colo., 1993.

In 1957, Gay found Rafter G Roo, which still ns strong the heart of Texas three generatns later. Gay spoke on his roo reer an Dec. Roo ns the fay for the Gays.

“He would always say ‘God was first, fay was a close send, and the roo was right after that’, ” said Jim Gay.

‘LEGENDARY’: NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, DI AT 96

Casey Harp, Assistant General Manager of Rafter G Roo, said whout Neal Gay roo wouldn’t be what is today. Gay also is a member of the Texas Hall of Fame and was the recipient of the Ben Johnson Memorial Award om the Natnal Cowboy Roo Hall of Fame 2009.

A memorial service for Neal Gay will take place at 1 p. Legendary Texas Cowboy and Roo Producer, Neal Gay, ro to the fal sunset on Augt 11, 2022 at the age of 96.

NEAL GAY’S PERSEVERANCE CATAPULTED ROO TO THE LIMELIGHT

Neal Gay is bt known as the founr and producer...

NEAL GAY NAMED PROROO LEGEND

The fay of Neal Gay created this Life Tribut page to make easy to share your memori. -NEAL GAY.

NEAL GAY. KAY GAY.

Kay Gay is an important part of Texas roo history. JIM GAY.

NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, AD AT 96

THE YOUNGEST SON OF NEAL AND KAY GAY, JIM GAY, CURRENTLY SERVES AS GENERAL MANAGER OF RAFTER G RODEO. Neal Gay, the man who found the Mque Champnship Roo, died Thursday at his ranch Terrell. He was Fort Worth Stock Show & Roo shared the news on Facebook, llg Gay a “patriarch” and a “legendary roo lear.

” The announcement was acpanied by a statement om Gay’s fay, who said they are thankful for the s of “wisdom, iendship and memori we have shared wh so many. ”“Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers as we work to honor this great man, ” his fay Dallas 1926, Gay went on to start his reer as a roo nttant Oklahoma 1945, but his time ridg “was quickly overshadowed by his stock ntractg and roo productn skills, ” acrdg to the Profsnal Roo Cowboys Associatn.

Breakg NewsGet the latt breakg news om North Texas and 1957, Gay found Rafter G Roo Terrell, which remas open three generatns later.

KAY GAY

The followg year, Gay helped put Mque on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo, which has “sce grown om a small Saturday night roo, to a cultural in watched by lns on TV each year, ” the PRCA said. “It was a tough racket to make , but I’ve enjoyed every mute of , ” Gay said of his reer ProRoo Sports News. ”Sixteen-time world all-around champn Jim Shoulrs (on horseback) and Neal Gay at the Mque Champnship Roo's first on-se billboard.

(John Pater / Digal File_UPLOAD)In a statement, Casey Harp, Rafter G Roo’s assistant general manager, said whout Gay, “roo wouldn’t be what is today.

”Gay was ducted to the ProRoo Hall of Fame 1993.

QUEENS AND COWBOYS: A STRAIGHT YEAR ON THE GAY ROO

” Together, their love and ditn to roo turned to a fay bs, rried on by their three sons: Pete, Don and Gay qualified for the Natnal Fals Roo 1972-73 and 1976 as a bull rir. Don Gay, also a ProRoo Hall of Famer, is an eight-time PRCA Bull Ridg World Champn. And Jim Gay ns the fay’s roo stock producg bs, acrdg to ProRoo.

A celebratn of Gay’s life is planned for 1 p. Neal Gay and Jim Shoulrs were loadg up to leave a roo California when Gay was stck wh spiratn, and he turned to his iend.

“When I get back home, ” Gay told him, “I’m gog to see about buyg some property up there Mque and startg a roo. But as the pair drove home to Texas, and Shoulrs hand Gay a check for $10, 000. “I don’t know about this, Jim, ” Gay said.