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Judge Jerry Douglas congratulates Tyler on showing the champion steer at the 2008 Iowa State Fair. “That was right before he slapped that steer so hard and it just took off,” Tyler said.

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Tyler said, “My goal was always to come back to a rural community because I just like rural people – down-to-earth, salt-of-the-earth people. That’s why I chose family medicine and came back to Sioux County.” While an undergraduate at Iowa State University, he debated about being a veterinarian, “but I decided my greater passion was caring for the rural population.” He signed a contract with Orange City Area Health Systems about 1½ years ago. He covered a few E.R. shifts in Orange City while still doing his residency in Sioux Falls and became full-time at the clinic in late August. He inherited many regular patients from a doctor who recently departed. “So, from the beginning, I’ve had a full schedule. They’re scheduling longer initial appointments so I can get to know my patients a little better.” He’s also relished the opportunity to meet an outstanding group of physicians in a busy and well-run health system. Tyler earned his degree as a doctor of osteopathic medicine from the medical school at Des Moines University. His threeyear residency was spent in Sioux Falls, where he worked both at clinics and the two major hospitals. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, or DOs, are fully licensed physicians who practice in all areas of medicine. Emphasizing a whole-person approach to treatment and care, DOs are trained to listen and partner with their patients to help them get healthy and stay well. Tyler is the son of Dr. David and Kay Faber of Sioux Center. David is the founder of Trans Ova Genetics, a livestock reproduction biotechnology firm, and owner of Faber Cattle, a producer of show calves. Tyler said, “I grew up at the main farm for my first 15-16 years and was around all the recip calves on a daily basis at Trans Ova Genetics. On top of that, we also have cow-calf operation which is between Rock Valley and Hawarden. We primarily raise show cattle there. I’m still pretty heavily involved with that business today.” His dad started showing cattle as a youth which later carried over to Tyler and his siblings. “Our entire family grew together and bonded through showing cattle. Each of us kids won the heifer show at the Iowa State Fair. Both my brother and I won the steer show. I won it twice. I think I’m still the only person who has won both the steer and the heifer show – and I won both in the same year,” he said. “We were quite successful. As a family, I think there was only one year in 15 that we didn’t finish in the top five, or bring home a champion or reserve banner.”

In their show cattle business today, which is known as Faber Kober Cattle, Tyler works with his dad and his sister and brother-in-law, Sara and Pat Kober. The Kobers live in Indiana, but make several trips each year to the Sioux Center side of the company, especially in September to help prepare for the company’s sale. Tyler said, “Even today, the show world drives our family together.”