In Memoriam 1943–2014
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OSEPH ALENTINE R , For the best part of his 70 years, Joe Valentine was a leader. His leadership was evidenced in civic as well as industrial activities, but perhaps most prominently in his involvement with Texas Longhorn cattle. With decades of high visibility participation, he has a proven record of raising, owning and exhibiting some of the best in the breed. He also has a lengthy resume of service in elective office, board participation and effective leadership in furtherance of the breed. A native of Pennsylvania, Joe was born in Greenville, Pensylvania on December 8, 1943 to Joseph C. Valentine, Sr., and Gloria (Yapuncich) Valentine. He died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. He was a 1961 graduate of Greenville’s St. Michael High School, and had attended Youngstown State University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1961-1964. Joe moved to Texas in 1964, to work for Fort Worth based Lubrication Engineers, Inc., a fully integrated international lubricant company where he worked with the sales staff and customers. The firm is a trusted reliability partner to companies in 60 countries all over the world through their manufacture and distribution of high-performance lubricants. In 1981, Valentine assumed duties as president and chairman of the board, positions that he maintained until his retirement in 2002. In addition to his corporate activities, Joe served on the board of directors and as president of the Osteopathic Hospital of Fort Worth, TX. He also served on the boards of Parks Bank, Fort Worth, TX, Merrill Lynch Insurance Services, Dallas, TX, and the Christian Athletes Foundation, Cleburne, TX. Following the move to Kentucky, he became a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bowling Green. Joe and Lorinda Valentine’s highly regarded Panther Creek Ranch Longhorn herd had its 1971 beginning with a ranch in Llano, Texas, then another in Aledo, Texas. It was later consolidated in a sprawling ranch near Lott, Texas, and then in July, 2012, the move to Bowling Green, Kentucky. The latter move was made to be somewhat nearer to surviving family members, his 93-year-old mother and a sister who lives in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio. Also surviving are two nieces and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and three brothers. On October 16, 1999, he married the former Lorinda G. Beal, who survives in their home at Bowling Green. In addition to his many productive years with the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, Joe Valentine has served as president of the International Texas Longhorn Association, as co-founder of the Texas Longhorn Marketing Association, Lorinda and Joe in 2002 attending Eddie Wood’s 80th birthday party in Fort Worth, TX. and, with Bill Hudson, developer of the highly successful Legacy Longhorn Sale, which auctioned elite cattle in black-tie surroundings of hotel ballrooms. Following the move to Kentucky, he partnered with Bill Hudson again in their record--continued on pg.28
The Valentines with Elizabeth and Bill Hudson at the 2014 Hudson-Valentine Sale.
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Valentines and Hudsons showing off their trophy bucks.
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