Don Doris, Industry leader, 30-year fieldman of Western Livestock Journal passes
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Don Doris, 78, passed away April 4, 2008, at his home in Los Osos, CA, after a fight with cancer. Don was born in Tulare, CA, on Aug. 6, 1929, and resided on a ranch in Waukena, CA, during his early years. He was an all-star member of 4-H and on his high school track team. Don lived in Clovis, CA, most of his life, raising his family and working in the purebred livestock industry.
Following high school, Don attended Fresno State College as an animal husbandry major where he began his career as a formidable figure in the beef cattle industry. His contributions include manager/herdsman for Sierra View Polled Herefords in Clovis; Field Representative for Crow Publications’ Western Dairy Journal; Field Director for the American Polled Hereford Association; Founder and publisher of Stockman’s Weekly and Pacific Stockman Magazine; and notably as field representative and director of advertising for Western Livestock Journal.
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