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Bob ’ s grandsons have found their own love for the show ring , leading calves around that sport the Stone Valley prefix .

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could see the love in his eyes for the industry as they traveled together to sales across the country building his herd .

When you talk to Bob about cattle , Coni said his passion and honest love for the work he does shines through . She said her father has no qualms about sharing his stories and opinions of the industry with others .

“ It ’ s just a huge part of his life ,” Coni explains . “ I can ’ t imagine him doing anything else . It ’ s his life . It ’ s his home .”

Stacy said Bob ’ s past in the dairy industry and education at Oklahoma State University provided him a unique combination of skills in the livestock industry that have helped him achieve success at Stone Valley . He considers himself to lucky to be around Bob and even luckier to raise his children in the cattle industry .

“ It ’ s a family deal that we enjoy ,” Stacy said . “ We ’ re out there as often as we can be .”

It not just Bob ’ s own children that love the cattle business — some the third generation exhibits a love for the Limousin breed , too . Five

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From feeding the herd at home , to delivering cattle to buyers , to exhibiting cattle at various shows , Bob says all of his children and many of his grandchildren do what they can to help him run Stone Valley .