Isaac Ramirez

By Kara Goodson

Isaac Ramirez, Henderson, sophomore, is a nineteen year old that is full of life and has been around animals since he was a baby. He not only tends to the animals, but actually obtains an income from the competitions and sales that he prepares the animals.

Ramirez raises steers, heifers, goats and chickens and began caring for them when he was in sixth grade. He began competing with the animals through FFA in ninth grade. While he is away at college, his parents tend to them but he still is involved in the sales.
“I have several heifers and several steers, and I raise them and then sell them and make money off of them for college,” Ramirez said. However, even though Isaac makes money from this hobby, he simply enjoys being around the animals. “I wash them, I give them baths, I walk them…they become like 1,000 pound pets! Even though they are 1,000 pounds, they are still babies, and you are like their parent,” Ramirez explained.

When Ramirez is not tending to his animals, he likes to read and keep up with current events. “When people are talking about current events, I like to be able to know what they’re talking about,” Ramirez said. He also likes to play Nascar games in his free time. Ramirez will still tend to his animals as he gets older, but would eventually like to become a news anchor or be involved in the news in some way and be able to use some of his extra revenue to help his parents retire.