Book of Memories for Mr. Maynard Russell Lawton

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Fri, 25 May 2012 09:17:02 EDT

Randy W. McDonald

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Scott & Marilyn Cole

Condolence From kelly clark

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:47:40 EDT

our depest sympathies to the Lawton family Maynard and his family always made you feel welcome. We enjoyed many horse show together, and we will miss him so the clark family

Condolence From The Fonsecas

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:04:06 EDT

Our deepest sympathy to you at this time of sorrow.Your Dad is in God's care now and what better care could we ever ask for Him.Let Yourself cry knowing each tear is a note of Love rising to the Heaven..Death leaves a heartache no one can heal but Love leaves a memory no one can steal.We are praying for Your confort in the days ahead.God Bless You and Your wonderful Familiy...Mary,Lorena.Jose.

Condolence From Penny & Fred Rovente

Tue, 08 May 2012 07:03:04 EDT

Joyce & Family so sorry for your loss of Maynard. He was such a wonderful Man. He always made everyone welcome in 4-H. It was a true pleasure & Joy to have known him. He was a true American hero God Bless us all.

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Mon, 07 May 2012 21:08:27 EDT

Rolph & Narola Rosenberg & the Boys

Photo shared: Maynard and friends.

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:09:15 EDT

Maynard and many of his friends at a NYS 4-H Horse Education Committee meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

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Mon, 07 May 2012 17:01:09 EDT

Maureen McCleary

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Mon, 07 May 2012 16:01:22 EDT

The Mudge Family

Condolence From Mary Ellen Daino

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:22:11 EDT

I had the pleasure of working with Maynard at the NYS Fair. He was a great man and will be missed by many. I always looked forward to my visits from Maynard. My deepest sympathy to Joyce and the family.

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Mon, 07 May 2012 08:12:38 EDT

Patrick Kenny

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Sun, 06 May 2012 22:09:53 EDT

Deborah Brown-Moon

Photo shared: Maynard's doughnut buddy

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:39:14 EDT

Photo shared: Scott, Shelby, and Dad

Sun, 06 May 2012 14:21:30 EDT

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Sun, 06 May 2012 08:43:21 EDT

Benjamin Wood

Condolence From Tom Davis

Sat, 05 May 2012 21:12:58 EDT

My sincerest sympathy to Maynard's family for your loss. I worked with Maynard at State Fair and found him to always be genuinely interested in what was best for the kids....a true leader and a great asset to 4-H.....he will be missed by all!!!

Condolence From Bill and Sheila Saddler

Sat, 05 May 2012 19:56:49 EDT

Maynard will be truely missed by Bill and I . He was a great neighbor and friend . He was always there to help us with the horses and any thing else we needed . He will be missed by many .

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Sat, 05 May 2012 15:38:24 EDT

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Story shared: 2005 - Maynard Lawton Nominated for the American Youth Horse Council Volunteer of the Year Award

Sat, 05 May 2012 13:35:12 EDT

TO: AYHC Awards Committee RE: 2005 AYHC Leader of the Year Nomination – Maynard Lawton Dear AYHC Members, It is with great pleasure and respect that I nominate Maynard Lawton for the 2005 American Youth Horse Council Leader of the Year Award. Maynard has been a professional in the horse industry, a volunteer to the horse industry, and a volunteer to the Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H program for some 30+ years. Most recently Maynard has served in the very important role as the “NY State Fair 4-H Horse Program Superintendent”. In this role he manages our 12 day-long 4-H State Horse Show and also supplies support to the staff and volunteers for all the 4-H educational events that are held at the NY State Fair. Maynard has owned horses all of his life. He brought up two children and now has five grandchildren - all of whom have been extremely involved in the horse industry. His two children were very involved in the NYS 4-H Horse Program, as well as participating in the NY-Penn Stallion Association, the Open Horse Show circuit, and also AQHA sponsored events. In addition to bringing up his own children and grandchildren in the great “world of horses”, he has impacted the lives of thousands of other children. Let me tell you a little bit about all of this. Maynard and his wife Joyce owned and operated a small horse farm in Maine, NY. The farm was complete with about 15 stalls, nice pastures, hayfields, and an indoor arena. At the center of the business was a great AQHA stallion, named “Lucky Man Sonny”. Maynard was one of the “founding fathers” of an organization that was established in the late 1970s and early 1880s to promote New York and Pennsylvania stallions. The organization was known as the “NY-PENN Stallion Association”. This organization did more to promote all breeds of pleasure and show horses in New York, than any other equine organization during the era from 1980 to the mid-1990s!! I can not comment on the impact it made to the equine industry in Pennsylvania, but I think it definitely had a positive impact - as the get of many PA stallions were well represented at the annual Futurity Show. The NY-PENN futurity show was well respected by the horse industry and many looked forward to nominating their young stock and pay up their futurity fees every spring. The NY-PENN Futurity Show was held at the Chemung County Fairgrounds – just on the NY and PA border. Over the many years of the NY-PENN Stallion Association, thousands and thousands of dollars were paid back to the owners of futurity horses and the stallion owners. Lucky Man Sonny sired over 120 foals and was Overall High Point Sire at the at the NY-PENN Association Futurity Shows for at least seven years and Reserve Overall High Point Sire for many of the years that he was not high point sire. Sonny was the center of the family owned and operated horse farm. Maynard worked a full time job as well, at IBM in Owego, NY. Maynard loves children. The mix of his love of children and his love of horses brought him to the doorsteps of the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Broome County, NY. Now think about this…this man has a full time job at “Big Blue” and a breeding, boarding, and training operation…now in his “free time” he decides he wants to volunteer!! No one ever said that horse people aren’t just a little bit crazy…no one can ever say that this man was not a giver! So Maynard walked right in that office and said “I want to help with the 4-H Horse Program in Broome County, what can I do”? Well that was about 30 years ago now. Maynard has worn many different hats in the 4-H program and the NYS 4-H Horse Program over the years. Let me list just a few:  Farm host  4-H parent  4-H volunteer  4-H county and state show ring crew volunteer  County Fair - 4-H barn building committee and building crew  County 4-H Horse Show Committee  County Fair 4-H Committee Member  County 4-H Horse Education Committee (HEC) - Member  County 4-H HEC - Chair  Regional 4-H HEC - Member  Regional 4-H HEC Committee - Chair  Regional Representative to the State Level NYS 4-H Horse Education Committee (HEC)  State 4-H HEC - Member  State 4-H HEC – Western Division Chairperson  NY State Fair 4-H Horse Program Superintendent Now that is some list! Not a complete list, but a good representation of just some of the volunteer roles that Maynard has held during his over 30 years of involvement in the NYS 4-H Horse Program. You will notice from the list, how Maynard moved from local, to county, to regional, to state level, membership and then volunteer leadership positions. Maynard is a great example of what “youth horse programs” across the nation can do - not just for the youth, but also for the development of excellent volunteer leaders. “If it weren’t for volunteers there would be no 4-H Horse Program in New York State”! In 2003 Maynard and his wonderful wife Joyce, sold their family horse operation, known to all of us as “Pine Ridge Stables”. It was a heartbreaking decision for them to make, but it was time. Maynard and Joyce loaded their remaining, aged horses and moved to Lewisburg, Tennessee. They love it there. They no longer are New York residents…but do you know what they did next? For the past two years Maynard has decided to maintain his job as the “NY State Fair 4-H Horse Program Superintendent” and travel all the way from Tennessee to perform his job responsibilities. He is the superintendent and Joyce is the business office manager. They pack their computers, the other things that they need to do their jobs, and then they live at the “Grand and Glorious NY State Fair” for 14 straight days!! And if you think that is all fun…you should try it sometime! It is a lot of work and the pay “just ain’t great”!! Maynard facilitates and team leads the “NY State Fair 4-H Horse Program Management Team”. The “management team” consists of at least 15 volunteers and 4-H youths. The role of this team is to support another 18+ state level volunteer Horse Show Division and Educational Events Chairpersons run their respective events. Life is a funny thing…some times. And at other times…it is not so funny. The one thing I do know - is that it is strange how things work in this world, in what order, and even when they happen. Just as I sat down and began working on this letter, I received a phone call from Maynard. He called to tell me that they had just put down his wonderful 30 year old stallion – “Lucky Man Sonny”. It is without reservation that I recommend Maynard Lawton for the 2005 American Youth Horse Council “Leader of the Year Award”. Sincerely, Jean T. Griffiths Extension Horse Specialist Jtg C:ahycnommlawton.10.05

Photo shared: NYS Fair 4-H Horse Show

Sat, 05 May 2012 12:20:54 EDT

Maynard and Mrs. Uhler at ring-side

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Sat, 05 May 2012 11:36:44 EDT

Jeannie Griffiths

Photo shared: NYS Fair - A rainy day!!

Sat, 05 May 2012 11:32:03 EDT

Maynard with Roy Dust, Jeannie Griffiths, and his grandson Josh Lawton

Photo shared: NYS Fair - 4-H Horse Show

Sat, 05 May 2012 11:30:12 EDT

Maynard and Nancy Treat in the golf cart. The "big wigs"!!

Photo shared: Maynard at Cornell University

Sat, 05 May 2012 11:28:11 EDT

Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Maynard was the NYS Fair 4-H Horse Program Superintendent

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Sat, 05 May 2012 11:25:14 EDT

NYS 4-H Horse Program

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Sat, 05 May 2012 07:45:50 EDT

Jim and Joanne Weidman

Condolence From Carolyn Mattern

Sat, 05 May 2012 07:26:43 EDT

Joyce, I am truly sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.

Condolence From Adam Dittoe

Sat, 05 May 2012 02:12:42 EDT

Maynard was a great friend of our family and he will be missed greatly. My orayers go out to his wife and family.

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Fri, 04 May 2012 23:23:57 EDT

The Burley Family

Story shared: Mentor and Friend

Fri, 04 May 2012 19:59:52 EDT

Maynard was a mentor and a great friend. He was loved by all that knew him. His love for horses and kids knew no boundary. His memory will live on from the youngest life he touched to his oldest and dearest friends.

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Fri, 04 May 2012 18:05:18 EDT