Neal Gay’s Perseverance Catapulted Roo to the Limelight

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• BELOVED FATHER, GRANDFATHER, PROROO HALL OF FAMER NEAL GAY DI AT 96
• LEGENDARY STOCK-CONTRACTOR, NEAL GAY, PASS AWAY AT AGE 96
• NEAL GAY
• HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY
• NEAL GAY
• NEAL GAY’S PERSEVERANCE CATAPULTED ROO TO THE LIMELIGHT
• ‘LEGENDARY’: NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, DI AT 96
• MQUE ROO FOUNR GAY HONORED
• NEAL GAY, FOUNR OF MQUE CHAMPNSHIP ROO, AD AT 96
• HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY
• DON GAY

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. 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.

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

Gay was later named managg director.

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

World-renowned stock ntractor Neal Gay, a ProRoo Hall of Famer, passed away Aug. Gay was ducted to the ProRoo Hall of Fame Colorado Sprgs, Colo., 1993. Born June 25, 1926, Dallas, Gay ro bulls, saddle broncs and barebacks and wrtled steers.

In 1957, Gay found Rafter G Roo, which still ns strong the heart of Texas three generatns later. In May 1958, Gay put Mque, Texas, on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys. Gay spoke on his roo reer an Dec.

HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY

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.

Casey Harp, Assistant General Manager of Rafter G Roo, said whout Neal Gay roo wouldn’t be what is today.

NEAL GAY

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. Neal Gay’s profsnal roo reer began as a nttant Atoka, Okla., 1945.

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.

NEAL GAY’S PERSEVERANCE CATAPULTED ROO TO THE LIMELIGHT

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

“In May 1958, Gay put Mque, Texas, on the map wh the openg of the Mque Champnship Roo partnership wh several other wboys, Gay as Managg Director.

“Jim Gay serv as the General Manager of the Rafter G Roo Company.

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

“Pete Gay is a 3x qualifier to the Wrangler Natnal Fals the bull ridg. “For nearly 40 years, Rafter G has been brgg Kay Gay’s signature Palomo hors and pageantry to lns of roo fans. -NEAL GAY.

NEAL GAY. KAY GAY.

MQUE ROO FOUNR GAY HONORED

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

THE YOUNGEST SON OF NEAL AND KAY GAY, JIM GAY, CURRENTLY SERVES AS GENERAL MANAGER OF RAFTER G RODEO. 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.

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

“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.

5, Gay, now 93, will receive the Jim Shoulrs Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 PBR Hero & Legends Celebratn Las Vegas.

HALL OF FAME STOCK CONTRACTOR NEAL GAY PASS AWAY

Gay, however, was ed a bull rir. “I thk I got started roo bee I didn’t want to work, ” Gay said wh a lgh an terview that will air durg the Hero & Legends ceremony. He and Shoulrs found the Mque Champnship Roo 1958 after Gay bought the land and built the arena.

Loted an area that was difficult to fd and accs, and g om such humble begngs, Gay spent some of those early weekends wonrg if he uld even afford to turn the arena lights on.

DON GAY

Gay’s sons Pete, Don and Jim – all of whom went on to have teemed roo reers of their own – grew up hard at work at what turned to the fay roo. Gay unequivolly did nothg halfway. “Well, I gus hard-headns more than anythg else, ” Gay said wh a lgh of what kept him gog those tough early years.

This spir of perseverance helped Gay turn his roo to the place to be for Wtern sports fans, which eventually clud Prints Ronald Reagan and Gee W. Gay had a iend the TV bs who thought would be a good ia, and he stck a al to get the roo filmed and aired on TV on the east ast. Sudnly people were flockg to Mque – populatn 27, 000 the 1960s – to the pot that Gay add a performance to the roo.