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W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 | The LandReport 113 LANDREPORT.COM The Land Report 100 McCoy & Remme Families 174,300 acres These Texans own McCoy's Building Supply a s well as ranching operations in the central and western portions of the Lone Star State. They are equally well known for their charita- ble endeavors and support a multitude of organizations, including the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center, the San Marcos Youth Shelter, and the Miriam McCoy Pet Adoption Center. They made a substantial gift to the School of Business at Texas State University, which now bears their name: the McCoy College of Business. Russell Gordy 170,129 acres Mineral rights have helped sweeten many of the land deals made by Houston oilman Russell Gordy, who also knows a thing or two about oil and gas, not to mention his cattle-ranching expertise. The son of a Houston police officer, Gordy put himself through college working as a roughneck. He's reaped the rewards of that work ethic and owns properties in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. Broadbent Family 170,000 acres Sheep, particularly the fine-wooled Rambouillet, served as the cornerstone of patriarch Joseph Ray Broadbent's livestock empire in Utah, Wyoming, and California's Imperial Valley starting nearly a century ago. By the 1950s, the family had expanded into cattle and other livestock, a tradition that continues to this day. Irwin Heirs 170,000 acres Just north of Prescott, Arizona, O RO Ranch earns its reputation as one of the most remote spots in the state — a place where only ranch-raised horses have the withers to withstand the punishingly rocky terrain, which climbs some 7,500 feet in elevation. John N. Irwin II purchased the property in 1973 with the expressed intention of preserving the cowboy legacy so vital to the development of the Grand Canyon State. His descendants honor that vision each day. Sugg Family 166,655 acres The romance of running cattle lured E.C. Sugg and his brothers to San Angelo, Texas, i n the early 1900s. They stayed when they struck oil. Subsequent mineral rights and royalties continue to bolster the fortunes of Cal Sugg Jr. and his brother, Joel. Fasken Family 165,000 acres One of Texas's most notable energy families, the Faskens boast nearly a thousand oil wells on their Permian Basin property, which the clan has owned for more than a century. In 2015, the Fasken Foundation celebrated 60 years of supporting a variety of Midland- based nonprofits and educational agencies. Mike Mechenbier 163,800 acres After purchasing a small farm in his native Albuquerque in 1979, Mechenbier, who studied business at New Mexico State, felt compelled to diversify when disease dissemi- nated his neophyte pig operation. Less than a generation later, he had become one of the state's largest landowners with an emphasis on farming, ranching, and feedlot operations that continues today. Cogdell Family 160,000 acres In the midst of the Civil War, 12-year-old David Muncy Cogdell dropped out of school to help his father run a West Texas general store. Just shy of his 20th birthday, he would parlay his business acumen into a network of Panhandle ranches extending 150 miles to either side of Lubbock. The discovery of oil on the family land helped spur a strong and ongoing tradition of local philanthropy. Fanjul Family 160,000 acres Sugar barons Alfonso "Alfy" and brother José "Pepe" settled in Palm Beach County a half century ago and set about replicating the farming success of their native Cuba. Florida Crystals' ascent to the top tier of agricultural operations in the U.S. stands as a quintessential American success story. 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 56 |