About Us

Van Pearcy is a man driven by his deep love for family, God, work, and country. For the past 35 years, Van has dedicated himself to leading his team at the Raymond James Midland office, providing families with personalized financial counseling to help them achieve their life objectives.

While his primary career revolves around finance, Van's true passion lies in the ranching and farming lifestyle. He understands the significance of this profession, valuing hard work and stewardship of the land and cattle. Growing up in Andrews, a West Texas town, Van spent his summers working on his grandparents' ranches. It was there that he learned invaluable lessons about faith, family, a strong work ethic, and love for his country, taught by his grandparents and parents.

Today, Van leads the operations of their ranch, oversees beef sales, and manages the WW B-Dahl seed harvesting. He works closely with Garren Wetzel, who handles the day-to-day ranch operations, ensuring the smooth functioning of the business. Van also collaborates with breeding consultant Roger West to improve the genetics of their registered herd, which consists of over 700 head of cattle. One of PAR's breeding protocols includes utilizing AAA's inbreeding coefficient with each mating, as they believe it contributes to the overall health and well-being of their animals.

Van's dedication to the Angus breed and the ranching industry led him to serve as the 2021 vice president of the Texas Angus Association board. However, tragedy struck when his 31-year-old son, Vance, who played an integral role in their business operations, passed away in November 2021. To prioritize his family, ranch, and financial counseling business, Van made the difficult decision to resign from the Texas Angus board at the end of that year.

During his school years, Van displayed exceptional talent as a track and football athlete, setting state and national records. He pursued higher education at the University of Notre Dame, where he earned two degrees–an undergraduate degree in Economics and an MBA degree. As an Irish wide receiver in the early 1980s and co-captain of the track and field team, Van exemplified leadership and dedication. It was during his MBA years at Notre Dame that he married his high school sweetheart from Andrews, Donna, in 1986.

After his time at Notre Dame, Van briefly played for the Denver Broncos under Coach Dan Reeves. In 2002, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by purchasing his grandparents' ranch in Fairy, Texas. Together with Donna, Van has raised two children, Erin (married to Brian Hagler, with one daughter, Emma) and Vance, who now resides in Heaven.

Van Pearcy's life embodies the values he holds dear–his unwavering commitment to family, his faith, his dedication to hard work, and his love for his country. Through his various endeavors, Van strives to make a positive impact in the lives of others, leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come.

Jan started working and operating the ranch in 1972 with his mother and father, Hollis & Verne Pearcy. Hollis and Verne first purchased land in Hamilton County in 1962. Jan's early years were filled with miracles that movies are made from. At a young age, Jan was hit by a speeding car, and the Dr.'s gave his family no hope that he would ever walk again. Jan not only walked again, but through extreme determination and dedication he became a record setting Texas high school and collegiate 880-yard runner. He attended East Texas State on a full track scholarship and graduated in the late 50’s and began teaching and coaching out in West Texas in 1960. Jan retired from coaching in the early '90's from Andrews, Texas, and permanently moved to the ranch. Jan and Charlotte have been fully operating the cattle ranch for over 30+ years.

Garren Wetzel oversees and provides daily direction to PAR’s personnel and contractors concerning all aspects to cattle and operations. Garren works with Roger and Van on selecting upcoming Angus-leading sires to each female mating – following PAR’s breeding protocol that has been developed over the past several years. Growing up as the son of a High School football coach, Garren lived in several Texas towns - but he graduated from James Madison High School in San Antonio. Madison is a magnet school for agriculture and one of the largest FFA programs in the state. During high school, Garren participated in several judging teams, showed pigs, lambs and ag mechanic projects. Upon high school graduation, Garren spent a brief time in Crystal City employed by Del Monte Foods as a field mechanic working on specialty harvesting equipment. Following his Del Monte tenure, Garren attended Tarleton State University earning his bachelor’s degree in Ag Services and Development. Throughout his undergraduate work, Garren was a student worker at the Tarleton State farm. Because of his years of experience working in Tarleton’s AG operation, Garren was hired as the college farm foreman in 2017. Garren’s responsibilities were managing all livestock species, farming and providing real hands-on experience / guidance to Tarleton AG students. During Garren’s Tarleton State experience, he had the opportunity to work with black angus genetics and found a true passion for breeding “the business breed.” Garren left Tarleton State for Evans Farms near Proctor where he served as the ranch manager.

Roger serves on the board of directors of the Texas Angus Association. Roger works contract with PAR managing cattle production, registrations and sales. Roger works with Van and Garren Wetzel on selecting upcoming Angus-leading sires to each female mating, along with running AAA’s inbreeding coefficient. In his early years, Roger grew up in Mineral Wells on his family’s registered Simmental cattle ranch from 1974 through 1993. Roger was very active in 4H and FFA showing heifers with his sisters at state and national shows. Roger’s FFA career culminated with him receiving the prestigious American Farmer Degree in 1988. Upon receiving his first driver’s license, Roger attended AI school and took over the family’s AI duties. He later began marketing cattle during his families’ private production sales. This led Roger to providing marketing services for other cattlemen while still managing the family ranch. Upon a total dispersal of the registered herd, Roger and his father, Dale, started West Breeding Services - providing Donor and Recipient management as well as AI services. Roger left the family operation in 2000 and began managing other cattle ranches in Texas. This ultimately led to Roger joining forces with Parker Friedrich in 2008. Roger went to work for Parker Friedrich Angus Marketing sales business, a successful partnership that still exists today. Roger took over the cattle management of Pearcy Angus Ranch in June of 2014. In Roger’s spare time, he consults with a very select group of cattlemen around the country under his company, Roger West Consulting. Roger lives in Stephenville with his wife Sharon and their daughter Allee. Allee attends Berry College on a golf scholarship in Rome, Georgia.

Ward Kimmel works with Garren Wetzel & Tell Ruggles on the daily cattle, breeding and work activities at Pearcy Angus Ranch. Ward was born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Georgetown, TX. He attended Georgetown ISD where he was involved in FFA, Football, and Rodeo. After High School Ward attended Central Texas College in Killeen, TX, where he studied Farm and Ranch Management. Ward has worked on commercial cattle ranches for 18+ years; 7 of those years as a Ranch Manager. After studying at CTC, Ward went to work for a Ft. Davis, TX ranch. While in Ft. Davis, Ward met his wife, Elise. They were married in 1992. After getting married, he attended Sul Ross State University Law Enforcement Academy. Upon graduation, Ward went to work as a police officer. After 9 years, he left Law Enforcement and went back to working on ranches where his heart has always been.

Eason Reece grew up in Spring Garden, Alabama on his family's poultry farm. Although he grew up working with broiler chickens, he began livestock judging and showing in his early teenage years. Throughout high school he was heavily involved in FFA and 4-H. During his time in 4-H and FFA Eason served as an Alabama FFA North District officer and competed at the national level in 4-H Livestock Skillathon and Quizbowl. Upon graduating high school, Eason knew that he wanted to make a career out of the purebred cattle industry. In 2020, Eason transferred to Tarleton State University where he graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in animal science with a concentration in Animal Production. Eason feels very fortunate to have been able to work on cattle operations of various sizes and types in Alabama, Georgia, South Dakota, and Texas. Eason and his girlfriend Haley met during their time at Tarleton. They are expecting their daughter, Emery, in July 2023.

Elise Kimmel was born in San Antonio. She grew up in Midland, Texas. Elise graduated from Midland High School in 1986. She then graduated from Sul Ross State University (SRSU) in 1989 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Animal Health Management. Elise also received her Registered Veterinary Technology (RVT) certificate in 1989. She then went on to receive her Bachelor of Science Degree with a minor in Biology in 1991. Elise worked at various vet clinics from 1984 thru 1996. From there, she transitioned into Banking. She worked in the loan and credit departments and retired in 2012 from full time work. Elise met and married Ward Kimmel in 1992. Elise and Ward have been married for 30 years. Elise rode her first pony when she was 3 years old. The horse bug bit Elise very hard, and she got her 1st horse when she was 16 years old. Elise has been riding and caring for horses ever since. Elise believes that horses are magnificent creatures, and she loves caring for them every single day.

Darci grew up in Big Lake, Texas where she was an active 4-H member and involved in academics and athletics. Her passions included showing lambs and goats, playing basketball, and running track. Darci graduated from Reagan County High School in 2004 and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in animal science from Angelo State University in 2007 and 2009. Her college education was funded in part by the San Antonio Livestock Exposition scholarship and the Carr Foundation. Darci's family ranches in Crockett County, and since 1889, they have raised cattle, goats and sheep and now run a hunting operation. Darci currently serves as the Rodeo Officer for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo where she works alongside over 6,000 volunteers, staff, and contract personnel to produce one of the largest and most prestigious agricultural events in North America. Proceeds generated from the 18-day event are turned into scholarships and grants to fund Texas universities and programs promoting agricultural education. Prior to arriving in San Antonio in 2014, Darci worked for Certified Angus Beef® in Wooster, Ohio and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. In addition to her work, Darci enjoys traveling, reading, spending time with her niece and nephew and serving in her community..

Donna serves as PAR’s Vice President. She oversees Human Resources/Payroll for both the ranch and Midland financial services operations. Donna married Van in 1986, and moved to South Bend, Indiana while Van finished his master’s degree at Notre Dame. Donna and Van started dating in high school in 1979 where Donna was crowned track queen for the Andrews Mustang Relay. Donna received her teaching degree in bilingual education from Angelo State University in 1983. Donna taught school for several years, but later became a partner with Van Pearcy’s Wealth Services Team in 2001. Van & Donna have two grown children – Erin, their daughter who graduated from TCU and is married to Brian Hagler. Erin and Brian have one daughter, Emma. Erin works for an oil & gas company in Austin. Their son, Vance, graduated from TCU. Vance worked day-to-day with Van, Donna & office Team at Raymond James in Midland, Texas until November 2021 when Vance ascended into Heaven.

Charlotte came from a Registered Hereford ranching and wheat farming family In Burkburnett, Texas. She met Jan Pearcy while attending East Texas State University. Charlotte graduated from East Texas State with a teaching degree in the late ‘50’s. They married, and moved to West Texas to start their family. Charlotte retired from Andrews, Texas Independent School District in the early ‘90’s as a long time 1st grade teacher. She took over the books and billing of the ranch over 20 years ago. Jan and Charlotte have two sons, Van and Kirk. Kirk works in the oil and gas industry in College Station, Texas.