Gary Dale Segraves

Gary "Dale" Segraves of Midlothian, Texas was born on January 21, 1948 to Elizabeth (Colwell) and Sam Frank Segraves in Gainesville, Texas. He was raised in Era, Texas and graduated from the Era High School in 1966. He graduated from Cooke County Junior College with an Associate Degree in Science on June 2, 1968. He then attended Texas Tech University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree on May 15, 1971. He worked for the Texas Cattle Raisers Association and as Editor of the Cattleman for a number of years. He then branched out into his greatest love, Equine Auctions. He managed multiple auctions per year; such as the San Antonio Select Sale & Ranch Gelding Sale - 30 years, the Fort Worth Select Breeders Sale - 17 years, Downtown Futurity Sale, NCHA Futurity Sale, Denver National Stock Show Sale, DKG U.S. Government Ranch Sale, T Cross Ranch Production Sale, Crawford Farms Sale and Rose Classic Sale. He met his wife, Donna, at the 1985 NCHA Futurity and they were married in July of 1986. They worked many Auctions as a team. After the death of his father-in-law, he became president of P.E.T. Construction, Inc. and held that position until his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, his father-in-law and two aunts.