2019-09-01 Gordon and Suter Clark PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
#2019-09-01
Gordon and Suter Clark
National Junior Angus Show
VIRGINIA: At the Business Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors held on
September 17, 2019, in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition, the
following Resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, Gordon and Suter Clark are Pittsylvania County (the "County") residents, and are the sons
of Tim and Gretchen Clark of the Callands-Gretna District; and
WHEREAS,Gordon and Suter both attend Gretna High School; and
WHEREAS,the Clark brothers attended the National Junior Angus Show in Louisville, Kentucky, from
July 14, 2019—July 20,2019; and
WHEREAS, fifteen (15) year old Suter's Seldom Rest Sandy 8018 was the Grand Champion owned
female. His winning heifer is a January 2018 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 and was first named Junior
Champion in Division Seven; and
WHEREAS, seventeen (17) year old Gordon tied with Bryce Fitzgerald of West Grove, Pennsylvania,
for the boys Silver Pitcher Award, which is awarded to the exhibitor that has accumulated the most points
throughout the week-long show; and
WHEREAS, Gordon showed in the steer, cow-calf pair, and the heifer shows, and his points added up
to claim the Silver Pitcher Award. Gordon's heifer, SCC SCH Phyllis 849, also won Owned Junior Champion
Heifer in Division One, and SSC SCH Phyllis 890 won Owned Heifer Calf Champion Division Three; and
WHEREAS, the Clark brothers have been going to shows for approximately ten (10) years, starting
years ago with the local Pittsylvania-Caswell Youth Livestock Association shows, and attend ten (10) to fifteen
(15)cattle shows per year. This year was the fifth time they've shown at the National Junior Angus Show; and
WHEREAS, through their hard work and dedication, the Clark brothers were able to claim these
admirable awards at the National Junior Angus Show; and
WHEREAS, the Clark brothers have performed commendably, bringing recognition not only to
themselves,but to their family,their school, and to the County;then
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors expresses its congratulations
and admiration to Gordon and Suter Clark on their wins at the National Junior Angus Show.
Given under my hand this 17th day of September, 2019.
B.Davis,Chairman =---
Pittsylvania County Board of Superviso ``'