My grandpa, recently turned octogenarian, Willard L. Maust, isn’t just a dairy farmer. He’s a hall of famer. At the end of February Pap was inducted into the Pennsylvania Holstein Hall of Fame during the annual convention of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. That’s him on the right and my uncle, Jesse to the left. The cow between them is none other than the internationally famed Elk-Lick Ann Charles Ardel. That bovine beauty is, among other descriptions, “Excellent score 94.” I have no idea what that means, but if the scoring is out of ten, this baby’s off the charts. Be sure to read this detailed write-up of the man I call grandpa and his impressive, hall of fame worthy achievements.

I especially like his last comments which reveal Pap the theologian: “‘The challenge to young people in the dairy business today is to recognize that genetics are all a part of God’s creation and it is the privilege he gave us to improve the animals we work with,’ encouraged Maust.” Concerning his hall of fame plague, he adds, “‘That award doesn’t just say for your work with Holsteins but for my service to humanity,’ said Maust. ‘That’s what life is all about -service to humanity. I hope people realize their own potential in their own way and see it as an opportunity to serve God and humanity.’”