He and his wife, Gloria, founded Thomas Angus Ranch in 1947. Since then, Thomas Angus Ranch, Baker City, Ore., has become a multifaceted beef seedstock company. In 1995 and 1996, the National Cattlemen’s Association recognized Thomas Angus Ranch as one of the top 25 seedstock operations in the industry. He served six years as director for the American Angus Association. Thomas Angus Ranch was a 1997 co-winner of the Beef Improvement Federation’s Seedstock Producer Award. The National Junior Angus Association also inducted the Thomas Angus Ranch into the Honorary Angus Foundation in 1997.