PCT : What is the most interesting thing you have ever done in your life ? LJ : I am fortunate to have an extremely interesting and heartwarming story attached to my life . It is a very long and involved story , but in a nutshell , my father was adopted , and the most interesting thing I have ever done was to research and find his birth family when he was 65 years of age . The heartwarming part is that I have family all over the country whom I never knew , but who greeted us with open arms , and even to this day , keep in touch even though my father has passed away . The experience was overwhelming , but in a positive way , and I feel blessed beyond words .
Cindy Dillard Henson
Cindy is the Vice-President of Dillard Feed & Seed , Inc . store in the interim . We lost Mom in 1996 and my second Mom , Jo , in 2000 . That ’ s how I ended up at the feed store .
PCT : What is your favorite novel ? CDH : Centennial by James Michener . I love history .
PCT : What do you do to decompress ? CDH : I like to sit outside and watch the birds , squirrels and cows . We go to Colorado whenever we can and then I really chill out ! I can sit for hours watching the clouds move over the mountains .
PCT : What is something people don ’ t know about you ? CDH : I took Judo as a teenager and my birthday and wedding anniversary are the same date .
PCT : What would you most like to be remembered for ? CDH : Being fair and honest .
PCT : If you could have lunch with anyone , either living or dead from history , who would it be ? CDH : Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis .
PCT : If you had to do another job other than what you ’ re doing , what would you do ? CDH : I would be involved in dog rescues . There are some old ostrich pens on our land and my sister and I have had several conversations about turning them into dog runs and having a dog shelter .
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PCT : What ’ s the best piece of advice you would give ? CDH : Treat others as you would like to be treated and give 100 percent to anything you do .
PCT : What is the most interesting thing you have ever done in your life ? CDH : When Tony and I were younger , we rented Jeeps all over Colorado and went over all of the mountain passes and 4-wheel trails . The trails weren ’ t rated then , but they are now . I bought a book a few years back that showed all of the passes and trails and their ratings . I discovered that we had gone over some of the most dangerous trails ; little did we know , thank goodness , because we always had a blast ! For those of you who know Telluride , we went over Black Bear Pass when it was a two-way !
Brandon Baldwin
Brandon is the Worship Pastor for Greenwood Baptist Church and Worship Instructor for Weatherford Christian School .
PCT : How did you get into your occupation ? CDH : My dad and mom , R . D . and Jean Dillard , bought the store from Gus Vincent in 1969 and took possession Jan . 2 , 1970 . We lost my dad in 1984 and my mom was in a devastating car accident in Granbury , July 4 , 1992 . My husband Tony and I were living in Atlanta , GA , at the time of mom ’ s wreck . My sister , Sheila Simmons , and her husband , Mike , own a business in Ft . Worth . Therefore , she didn ’ t have the time to devote to the feed store , so Tony and I moved back in 1993 . Fortunately , we had a wonderful , long term employee , Jo Reeder , to manage the
PCT : What is your impact to Parker County ? CDH : We donate to many charitable organizations , but we are most active at the Youth Livestock sale held during the Stock Show and Rodeo . The money the kids receive can be used to buy an animal for the next show and to go into a college fund .
PCT : What is your definition of the best day ever ? CDH : The best days are when members of my family are healthy and happy . The next best days are when I am in the mountains with Tony and our dog . But , as my niece , Rhea Ann , is telling me , my best day
PCT : How did you get into your occupation ? BB : It is a truly long story , 16 years in the making . But in short , music was my emotional release and something I did for fun . I have always played for churches and over time that developed into God providing opportunities for me to move into my position at GBC and the opportunity I have to teach at WCS .
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