Notes for: Roy Alton Reynolds
In the Canyon News, Sunday November 7, 1993, appeared the following story. "A slice of Amarillo-Canyon history was recently put on display at the American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum in Amarillo, where several items relating to the life of the late Roy Reynolds can be seen in the facility's RECENT ACQUISITIONS CASE. The collection was donated by Reynolds' wife, Lida, of Canyon, Texas. Displayed are photographs from the cowboy's rodeo days, a leather lariat which he used while ranching and a trophy saddle he was awarded for his first place finish in team roping at the Fort Worth Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Rodeo, (in 1951).
Born in Canyon, Texas, Reynolds later attended West Texas State University
where he graduated in 1952. During his college career, he helped found the WT
chapter of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, and served as the
central regional director for that organization in 1951. His rodeo honors
included being named all-around cowboy at the Texas Tech National
Intercollegiate Rodeo. After graduation, the young cowboy joined the army and
was stationed in Germany. On returning to the Texas Panhandle, he continued
to rope competitively and was engaged in farming and ranching more than 27
years.
Reynolds also was an accomplished artist, whose work was offered in the
museum"s store, the Quarter Horse Outfitters. He worked in wood and metal.
He died on March 31, 1993, and is survived by his three children and two step
children. and they have a combined eleven grandchildren. The Heritage Center
is located on I-40 East at Quarter Horse Drive, Amarillo, Texas. It is open
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon until 5 p.m., Funeral services
were held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 2, 1993 at Lake Tanglewood Church, Rev. Bob
Ely officiating, Brooks Funeral Directors. He was a farmer and rancher, a
veteran of the U. S. Army serving from 1952-1954. He was a Mason and a
member of the Lake Tanglewood Church. He was a member of the Rodeo Cowboy's
Assoc. He lived at 502 North Shore Drive in Lake Tanglewood, Texas.
Pallbearers were Chester Butler, Tony Thomas, Andy Costley, Jerry Davis,
Dwight Ubben, and Ed Harrel. Honorary pallbearers were Dick Ratjen, Bill
Howse, Bob Costley, Louis Thomas and Bob Tevebaugh. Roy held an assoicate
auctioneer license from the Texas Dept. of Labor and Standards. His license
number was TxAA-100-5166. He held or helped hold several auctions, especially
a lot of farm related auctions. He proved to be an "honest-to-gosh" cowpoke
to take first prize as the best all around cowboy at the first annual T-Anchor
rodeo held in Buffalo Stadium before some 2200 spectators. He received $50
and a hand-tooled leather belt. (prob. 1951..he was a WT student). For many
years he ranched; did custom combining and farming. He developed cancer about
1980. It was melanoma...he took all kinds of treatment and was able to
function well until about the last ten days of his life.