Rex Payne began his veterinary career in 1973 and retired in 2020. He has always felt so fortunate to be a farm boy who was also able to practice veterinary medicine. Rex still loves working full-time on the farm and practicing some large animal medicine when he can. He and his wife Althia are enjoying life together, though there aren’t enough hours in the day for them to do all of the fun things they would like [citation].