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When Tom Coen and Pam Eddy broke the silence and every- one learned that Larry Willeford would receive the Right Stuff Award, Larry was totally surprised! Pam Eddy shared the following: LARRYWILLEFORD 50 Years of Dedication to the Collie
“Tonight, we celebrate Larry Willeford and his 50 years of dedica- tion to the Collie and the Collie Club of America. Larry, like many of us, started out
in his love of our wonderful dogs by watching Lassie on TV and reading the Albert Payson Terhune books. He went to his first dog show in Dallas at the age of 13 and was bitten by the show bug, despite not coming from a family involved in breeding and showing. Larry joined the North Texas Collie Club in 1968 and the Collie Club of America in 1970. He has served CCA in several capacities throughout this time, first as the Bulletin editor for several years in the early 1990s, then later, serving as the District Director for Texas and even a short stint at First Vice President in 2018. In addition, he has worked several years as a member of the Judges Education Committee and also served a stint on the Ethics Committee, and most recently, serving as the Material’s Chairman. Perhaps his greatest contribution, however, has been as a judge since 1989. He has consistently proved to be a well–respected and popular judge. The 2023 National will mark his third assignment at our greatest show, having previously judged dogs in 1998 and 2011. He also had the honor of judging the Collie Club of Canada in 1994 and was the judge for the Kem Sweeps that was held the day before the 1996 CCA in Columbus.
Pam Eddy saluting Larry Willeford, “The Right Stuff Award” Honoree.
November, 1985, Oklahoma City Kennel Club: “Right Stuff Award” Honoree Larry Willeford and Pam Eddy co-owned Ch. Windrest Sundown Sensation “Decker” shown here by Pam Eddy winning Best in Show over 3,000 dogs under my father, Judge Roy L. Ayers, with my mother, Hazel Ayers.
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