After Larom sold Valley Ranch, the new properietor continued dude ranching until 1987. Now a relic of its past, Valley Ranch grew to be one of the largest, most successful dude ranches in the West. In 1926, Larom was instrumental in the establishment of the Dude Ranchers Association and became its first president. Larom was also involved in the civic and cultural affairs in Cody, where he died at the age of eighty-four.<ref name=review/> | After Larom sold Valley Ranch, the new properietor continued dude ranching until 1987. Now a relic of its past, Valley Ranch grew to be one of the largest, most successful dude ranches in the West. In 1926, Larom was instrumental in the establishment of the Dude Ranchers Association and became its first president. Larom was also involved in the civic and cultural affairs in Cody, where he died at the age of eighty-four.<ref name=review/> |