HENRIETTA (KFDX/KJTL) — Henrietta mourns the loss of George Wilson Scaling II, of Henrietta, cattleman and owner of the ranching company Scaling and Company, LLC.
Scaling is a long-time supporter, trustee and event leader, notably serving as the Auction Trail Boss and a board/life director for the North Texas Rehab Center annual fundraising auction and historic ranch rodeo events in Wichita Falls.
He has served in leadership and advisory capacities such as Auction Trail Boss and Life Director, helping coordinate community volunteers, donors, and the massive multi-thousand-dollar annual charity events.
Scaling also represented his family in Clay County by operating local land, which included Scaling and Company.
Due to his impact on the community, he was recognized as an honorary director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
Additionally, he is a former director of the Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, a former member of the Water Conservation Implementation Task Force and a former president and former board member of the Clay County Pioneer Association.
Scaling received a Bachelor of Science in animal husbandry from Texas Tech University and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserves.
“We lost [another] goodun today,” Frank Douthitt, A Retired Lawyer/Judge from Henrietta, TX said in a Facebook post. “Wilson took that last ride into the sunset. He’s been my friend for more than 80 years. Wilson, Doc and I have been close friends for many years. Right now I’m concentrating on those good times and years. Wilson, keep the wind at your back. You’ll do to ride the river with.”
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