In 2019, the Texas House of Representatives included Orange Holloway Sr. in Resolution 706. It was written to honor Norma Frances “Tootsie” Tomanetz of Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, who had just been inducted into the American Royal Association’s Barbecue Hall of Fame. The text reads, “she was tutored by legendary pit master Orange Holloway.” A legend, certainly, for having taught one of the most famous pitmasters Texas has ever celebrated, but Orange was more of a mystery, having died decades ago. His mentions were always as a footnote to Tomanetz’s story, which is why Orange’s distant cousin Seth Dockery III recently organized a family reunion to share a fuller picture of Owens “Orange” Lee Holloway Sr.We met in June in Giddings, 55 miles east of Austin,…
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