The dairy industry lost another dairyman this week – Robert Charles Morrell, of Cochranton, Pa. Morrell died Monday, July 12, 2010 as a result of a traffic accident.
Born April 6, 1957, in Meadville, he was a son of Charles (Bud) and Kathryn Elaine Shartle Morrell. He married Candace Hollabaugh on Oct. 10, 1976. He was a lifelong dairy farmer at Morrell Farms on Harvey Road and recently he and his son were owner/operators of Morrell Trucking.
His passion for showing and judging cattle was immeasurable. He judged cattle in Mexico, Canada and all over the United States as well as nine other countries. A few highlights of his judging career include the 2000 Royal Winter Fair in Toronto and the 1998 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Also, he traveled the Tanbark Trail (a cattle show circuit) since the age of 16.
He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed watching all kinds of sporting events and playing shuffleboard. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and rooting for Carl Edwards, and would drop what he was doing to watch the O’Reilly Factor on TV.
He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Cochranton and the Holstein Association of the United States and the Canadian Holstein Association.
When he wasn’t showing or judging cattle, his favorite thing was being a dad and grandpa.
The family asks that memorials be made to Crawford County Dairy 4-H Dairy Leaders in care of Chris Waddell, Guys Mills Road, Townville, Pa. 16360.
Source: Meadville Tribune