Lynn tells of his family's fleeing Texas with a posse chasing them, and coming to Pleasant Valley. They then moved to Roosevelt to work on the construction of the dam. Lynn grew up, his father punching cows and breaking horses for Zee Hayes and other ranches. He remembers his nurse horse that babysat him while his parents were riding, and his first day at school. He was in the Army during WWII stationed in Japan, the first to enter after the atomic bomb had been dropped. After returning home his older brother pointed him toward his rodeo career that led him to be a champion roper and bulldogger. He also wrangled horses for western movies. After retiring from the rodeos he went back to ranching and mining silver. He was a County Commissioner in the 1970's for 8 years, then was appointed to the Arizona Dept. of Transportation Board of Directors. Lynn was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2003
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