Wednesday Mini Mag

Most proficient evaluating livestock, Kenny was called on to judge many livestock shows throughout central Kansas. While association horse shows may have been his specialty, Kenny judged all species of livestock at many county fairs. He also helped train several winning youth judging teams. With other local horse and youth activity enthusiasts, Kenny was instrumental in forming the Morris County Youth Rodeo Association. Initial group project was sponsoring a youth rodeo with low entry cost for contestants yet memorable recognition tokens. That rodeo has continued more then 30 years attracting young cowboys and cowgirls from many miles around. Kenny was announcer for the youth rodeo and served as president of the association. When he first heard about ranch rodeos, Kenny encouraged the association to sponsor a ranch rodeo at Council Grove. The first one was most successful and there are now two ranch rodeos annually drawing teams coming from afar. It was especially important to Kenny that his Muller Ranch team won the ranch rodeo one year. Always humble and quite sentimental, Kenny was most gratified to be recognized for service to several horse and youth groups. A sad day for Kenny Muller when he matured such he couldn’t ride his horse to look after cattle. Yet he remained the dedicated cowboy riding a four-wheeler. Forever an entrepreneur, Kenny and his son developed a fence construction business building many miles of pasture fence. Knowing the value of quality horse equipment, Kenny also had a leather shop making ranch horse tack. Kenny established a fireworks enterprise which son Richard and his wife Tammy continue every Fourth of July. Lifelong devout apparent by his care for people, livestock and nature, Kenny never missed Sunday church in recent times. His first wife had passed away and Kenny was married to Eleanor who also preceded him in death a few weeks before his passing. While age forced living in town, Kenny kept Western lifestyle ties sometimes only possible watching television cowboy shows. Most pleasing to Kenny, his son Richard is continuing the cowboy tradition on the family ranch. +++30+++