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In Loving Memory of Teresa Keyes

 We’re honored to offer Lot 25 on this year’s sale in a special way. The proceeds from the sale of this bull will be donated in honor of Teresa Sue Keyes–our wife, mom, dear friend and partner in Keyes Angus.  Teresa and I grew up just three miles apart on our family’s farms near Springfield, Nebraska and met at our 4-H club meetings when we were young. The county fair was a place we’d spend a lot of time together and eventually fall in love. We got married on June 25, 1988 and raised three wonderful daughters who blessed us with three dear sons-in-law and eight cherished grandchildren. Teresa was my anchor in every adventure I chased and together we built our farm and cattle operation to what it is today. She battled cancer in the last years of her life and passed away this past August with me and her family by her side. We miss her so much.

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When I decided to make this donation from our sale, I knew that it needed to be a bull that represented Keyes Angus and our family. I also needed it to be somewhat random and since it’s 2025, 25 seemed to fit–even more fitting, we were married on the 25th 36 years ago.

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 As I looked through the bull pasture and picked the lead bulls of each sire group, this Justify X Royal Pride 0126 grandson–tattoo 3145–rose to the top. Both of his parents were born in 2019 which is the last year that our cows lived in Springfield, our hometown. The maternal grand-dam as a heifer was Reserve Angus at the Kansas City Royal (Don’t hold that against her... Frenchie was long-bodied, free-moving and loved the attention of the show ring.) for our youngest daughter Michelle. 3145 had to be the one. He fell right into place in Lot 25 for Teresa. 

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The proceeds from his sale will go to The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska.  Each year they raise millions of dollars for cancer research and for the  Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha where Teresa received her treatments. Teresa and I enjoyed attending The Cattlemen’s Ball when our schedule allowed and had hoped to host one day. Thank you for your 
consideration of this worthy cause.

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