John Deere Pros And Cons
MILLERSBURG — Behind the wheel of her late husband's 1961 John Deere, Stacy Giauque made the ceremonial first pull of the Brad Giauque Memorial Truck and Tractor Pull.
The local pull, held Tuesday night at the Holmes County Fair, was renamed this year in memory of Brad Giaugue, a longtime fair board member who, in January lost his battle with cancer. Shortly after his death, members of the fair board easily elected to honor Brad, who joined the group in 2001 and “almost immediately took a leadership role in the tractor pulls and served for many years as the chair, including last year's fair where he was obviously not feeling well,” according to President Kerry Taylor.
“He deserves it,” Stacy said of the recognition her husband received posthumously. …show more content…
But, she said, “I broke down when the tractor came in.”
The couple would have celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary last Sunday, and on Aug. 18 Brad would have turned 56. Along with the passage of the fair without him, she said, “August is a hard month.”
She said dedication of the pull “shows me Brad was very much loved and appreciated.”
Tractors and pulling, she said, were in her husband's blood and he spent countless hours working on his 4010 John Deere to ready it for pulling. It was a purchase the couple made in 1994, anticipating his retirement, which he was two years away from at the time of his death. Together, she said, they hoped to tour the state, one brush pull at a time.
Joining Stacy for the opening dedication ceremony were the couple's children, Kristy (Matt) Shearer, Brent (Trisha) Giauque and Shawn (Danielle) Giauque; grandchildren, Alex and Andrew Shearer, Brooklyn, Travis, Wyatt and Lucas Giauque, and a group of extended family and friends, many of whom came to the fair just to honor
The local pull, held Tuesday night at the Holmes County Fair, was renamed this year in memory of Brad Giaugue, a longtime fair board member who, in January lost his battle with cancer. Shortly after his death, members of the fair board easily elected to honor Brad, who joined the group in 2001 and “almost immediately took a leadership role in the tractor pulls and served for many years as the chair, including last year's fair where he was obviously not feeling well,” according to President Kerry Taylor.
“He deserves it,” Stacy said of the recognition her husband received posthumously. …show more content…
But, she said, “I broke down when the tractor came in.”
The couple would have celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary last Sunday, and on Aug. 18 Brad would have turned 56. Along with the passage of the fair without him, she said, “August is a hard month.”
She said dedication of the pull “shows me Brad was very much loved and appreciated.”
Tractors and pulling, she said, were in her husband's blood and he spent countless hours working on his 4010 John Deere to ready it for pulling. It was a purchase the couple made in 1994, anticipating his retirement, which he was two years away from at the time of his death. Together, she said, they hoped to tour the state, one brush pull at a time.
Joining Stacy for the opening dedication ceremony were the couple's children, Kristy (Matt) Shearer, Brent (Trisha) Giauque and Shawn (Danielle) Giauque; grandchildren, Alex and Andrew Shearer, Brooklyn, Travis, Wyatt and Lucas Giauque, and a group of extended family and friends, many of whom came to the fair just to honor