IL HR0925

Gordon Stade began volunteering as auctioneer for the McHenry County Fair 4-H Auction in 1959 at age 27 and served for 64 years

The annual 4-H McHenry County auctions featured an average of 200 animals shown and auctioned each year from the 1980s through the 2020s

On August 3, 2024, Gordon Stade's nephew Mike Stade took over primary auctioneer duties, with Gordon standing in for only a few animals

The McHenry County 4-H Livestock Auction Committee renamed their animal pavilion the "Hansen Pavilion Gordon Stade Livestock Arena" in his honor

The Illinois House of Representatives formally recognizes and pays tribute to Gordon Stade for his decades of service as auctioneer and community leader in McHenry County