I’d be poor so I got a degree in Civil
Engineering instead.
Q: How did you get into your field?
A: When I graduated from college,
oil and gas companies were offering
50 percent more than construction
firms. I was offered a job with Conoco
in one of their offshore divisions
based in Lake Charles, La. I thought
I’d try it for a year and then go back
to construction. I ended up spending
over 20 years in the oil industry.
Q: Would you recommend your
career for other people? Why?
A: Yes. An engineering degree
teaches one how to solve problems
systematically and gives one an
opportunity to work in many different
industries. The oil and gas industry is
exciting and varied — from finding
where to drill through processing
hydrocarbons into gasoline or plastics.
Like any commodity, it rises and
falls based on market demands and
geopolitics. One has to be prepared
for those times and stay flexible.
you most like to have lunch with?
A: I would like to have lunch with
Nancy Wake and find how she
came to be so courageous. She was
Australian, was involved with the
French Resistance in the 1940s and
was on the Gestapo’s “wanted list.”
Q: What do you do to chill?
A: Read, yoga, or drive around and
explore the backroads of North Texas.
The “ultimate chill” is to sit on the
back porch and watch the cows.
Q: If someone asked you for your best
piece of advice, what would you say?
A: God put us here to build relationships and to never stop learning.
Q: If you could visit any place in the
world, where would you go?
A: Almost any place in North
America, small towns in Bavaria, or
the east coast of Spain.
Q: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
A: I would like to be remembered as
having unfailing love for my family
and friends.
Q: What person from history would
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you’ve ever done?
A: Becoming a woman homebuilder
in Weatherford. It was pretty daring at
the time.
Q: What do you do?
A: I’ve served on several boards
and committees for the City of
Weatherford dealing with growth and
development. I was on the capital
improvement committee for the
bond election, on the parks board,
the original historic preservation
commission and the chair of the
downtown committee. I’ve had my
real estate license since before Hulen
Mall existed. Sharon Mangum and
I are one of the first developers and
builders in Weatherford. I’ve owned
and managed several investment
properties over the years and was the
owner of Manlie Construction for 13
years. I’m also a general contractor.
Currently, I’m with Century 21 Judge
Fite Company in Weatherford.
Q: What accomplishment are you
most proud of?
A: I’m proud of 36 years of marriage,
two beautiful and wise daughters with
amazing husbands and children. Also
I’m proud of my desire to grow my
faith in God.
Realtor and real estate investor
and house flipper
Q: What is your favorite kind of
music?
A: I like all kinds of music. Smooth
jazz, Christian worship music and all
kinds of rock and roll.
Q: What’s the most daring thing
Q: Would you recommend your
career for other people? Why?
A: Yes, I would. Because it’s diverse,
it’s never the same two days in a row.
It’s self-leveling and always balances
itself out. When home sales go down,
the rental rate goes up.
Q: What do you do to relax?
A: I do yoga, prayer and meditation,
exercise. I also like gardening and to
get a massage every once in a while.
Q: What person from history would
you most like to have lunch with?
A: I would like to have lunch with a
pioneer woman who lived in a log
cabin.
Q: If someone asked you for your best
piece of advice, what would you say?
A: I would tell them to raise their
children well.
Q: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
A: For my faith.
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Gone with the Wind
Q: How did you get into your field?
A: One of my first jobs was with
a home rental agency. My boss
suggested that I get my real estate
license. That was that.
Q: If you could visit any place in the
world, where would you go?
A: I would like to go to Europe on a
cruise.
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Q: What is your favorite book?
A: To Kill a Mockingbird
Q: When you were a child, what did
you want to be when you grew up?
A: Married to Joe Wylie (that’s the
truth) and to live in an old house on a
beautiful tree-lined street. I wanted to
have a beautiful flower garden with a
fish pond.
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