Dave
Well-known member
I just got a phone call from a friend over on the coast. He called to tell me that Joe Parypa the auctioneer and part owner at Chehalis Livestock Market had just past away. Apparently he was mauled by a Holstein bull two weeks ago. He had been in a hospital in Seattle fighting for his life ever since. He lost that fight about an hour ago.
This one hits home. I got to know him personally when his son played youth football on a team I was coaching back in 1994. Over the years I bought and sold a lot of cattle over his auction block. He wasn't just the auctioneer. He was a friend to me and a lot of other people.
This one hits home. I got to know him personally when his son played youth football on a team I was coaching back in 1994. Over the years I bought and sold a lot of cattle over his auction block. He wasn't just the auctioneer. He was a friend to me and a lot of other people.