Sheep Industry News April 2022

Obituaries

kids and children. Hudson loved watching Kentucky Wildcat basketball and Texas A&M football. In his retirement, he was active in the United Methodist Church and Burnet Kiwanis Club. Hudson is survived by his wife, Shirlie; his children, David Glimp and Lisa Boyle of Louisville, Colo., and Ammie Busby of Leander, Texas; his grandchildren, Genevieve and Dominick Glimp and Jacob and Dorian Busby; his sister and brother-in law, Lela and Lane Goar; his niece Carolyn Pawalek, nephews Guy and Clay Goar, and their families; his brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Dana, Monica, Sylvia, Rosaline, and their fami lies; and many friends he has collected through the years. ANGUS MCCOLL, 1928-2022 Angus McColl, 93, passed away Feb. 9, 2022, at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo. He was born Sept. 24, 1928, near Falkirk, Scotland, to Jane (Somerville) McColl and Peter Alexander McColl. He immigrated to Lander, Wyo., in November of 1954 with his wife, Isobel Blair McColl. He joined the Wyoming National Guard and worked for Robinson Transportation Company be fore returning to school at the University of Wyoming in Lara mie and graduating in 1960 with a degree in animal science. He was a graduate assistant in wool technology when he took a post as wool specialist for United States Testing Compa ny, located in Denver. He then left U.S. Testing to form his own company and Yocom-McColl Testing Laboratories was formed in 1963 by Angus McColl and Ira Yocom. The company started operation as an independent wool and animal fiber testing laboratory in January 1964, and provided commercial testing for the American wool industry for more than five decades. Angus retired in 2020, but never lost his passion for new projects. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; sisters, Sheena (Jerry) Pacheco; Mary Cooke; Christina Darling; extended family in Scotland and England; and his many friends in both the wool industry and the alpaca community. His brother, Thomas Mc Coll, preceded him in death.

HUDSON GLIMP, 1937-2022 Hudson Arlyn Glimp of Burnet, Texas, passed away at home after a brief illness on Feb. 4, 2022. Hudson was born in Burnet County on Nov. 22, 1937, to Anne Mae and Arlyn Glimp. In 1961, he married Shirlie Saylor of Goldthwaite, Texas, and together they raised their two children, Ammie and David. Their life together took them all over the country until Hudson’s retirement in 2005, when he and Shirlie returned to Burnet County. Hudson had a long and distinguished career as an animal scientist. Helping farmers and ranchers was his passion. After graduating from Burnet High School in 1956, he received his bachelor's (1960) and master's degrees (1962) from Texas A&M University. Hudson subsequently earned a doctorate degree from Oklahoma State University in 1965. His first position after graduate school was as a professor and agricultural extension specialist at the University of Ken tucky. From there, he worked for many different organizations. He was a scientist at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska; director of the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Idaho; international agricultural development specialist at Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center in Arkansas; and a researcher and teacher at the University of Nevada-Reno, where he helped develop Rafter 7 Ranch. During the course of his career, Hudson also owned a farm in Danville, Ky., worked in private industry, and served as a consultant to many governments and international organiza tions. He was recognized as an expert in animal nutrition and biotechnology and toward the end of his career advanced our understanding of multi-species grazing systems and arid rangeland management. Through the years, he and Shirlie made many friends around the country and world. He had a great sense of humor and was an incredibly generous person. He adored his grand

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