The extremely popular show cow Cache-Valley LHeros 2331 “Dezi” passed away this past weekend. One of her very passionate former owners Norman Nabholz shares his thoughts:
There are certain times that are ingrained in memory and this past Wednesday morning is one of them. Terminal 1, gate B28, O’hara airport ready to board my plane to Virginia and received a text from Ernie informing me that Dezi had passed away in the night. I am sure the lady on my flight thought I had lost a loved one (I had) . Every cow that we have owned has a story with several chapters and Dez was no different. From the first time, we saw her (what is that cow, Mandi is leading at Madison) to seeing her win that year at the Royal, thinking damn she is good. In Las Vegas, we had the chance to buy her. Thank You cousins Patti and Larry for helping us. God has blessed us more than he should have with some great cows. None have we adored as much as Dez. To us she was our ideal cow. Per breakdowns, we have never had one with fewer faults than Dez. EVER! While she never stepped foot on Neon Road, we knew she was getting the care afforded to very few cows. There is no place where a cow gets better care than at Ernie and Terri’s from the beautiful pastures and the unreal barn. It ain’t luck. No cow was ever doted on by her caretakers as Dez. NONE. We took and shared more pictures of Dez than any cow we have ever owned. Thank You phone cameras. You couldn’t get a bad picture of her. She never had a bad moment. Winning a show is irrelevant to us but being a part of a great cow is rewarding. Whenever we own a cow we always have a prevailing thought. What would dad have thought of her.? Oh my god, he would have loved that cow. As Gert says “What’s not to love ?” Our partnerships with Ernie have lasted now more than twenty-five years and with each partnership, we have agreed that they should be finite so a couple of years ago we divided up Dez and her family. We received two daughters that are now both beautiful young cows (one is scored VG 88 at 2Yrs. and the other will be scored this Spring and is so much like her momma it is kinda scary). We own our branch of the Dezi’s with cousins Larry and Patricia Corki Larsen and we look forward to trying to recreate one just like Dez herself. So will we ever have another like her ? Chances are slim but we will sure keep trying and when we see one we will compare her to our Dez. So for now, thanks pretty lady for the memories. You were one in a million to us.
