A: At first I wanted to be a singer. My
godmother, Tanya Tucker, inspired
that in me. Then I wanted to be a
lawyer.
Q: How did you get into your field?
A: My mother has been great at
opening doors for me growing up.
I won’t stay in the financial business
but it gives me knowledge and skills
for the future.
Q: Would you recommend your
career for other people? Why?
A: Yes, I think knowledge is one of the
best things you can amass. You can’t
fail by learning more about anything
and everything.
inspired so many. It would be great to
sit down with him and pick his brain.
Q: What do you do to chill?
A: I grew up on a ranch, so being on
the back of a horse is the happiest
place for me.
Q: If someone asked you for your best
piece of advice, what would you say?
A: To follow your instincts and know
what’s right for you and find what will
better you as a person.
Q: If you could visit any place in the
world, where would you go?
A: Rome
Q: What person from history would
you most like to have lunch with?
A: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; he
opened the door for many and
Q: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
A: For helping others and doing good
things. I think helping others at a
young age and putting others first is
paramount.
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Van Norman Houser
will fail miserably. I love seeing more
and more young people developing
the heart for ministry and committing
to serve God and others. It is not for
the faint of heart.
Senior Pastor North Side Baptist
Church
Q: What do you do?
A: Preach, teach, counsel,
administrate, fundraise, organize,
vision cast, minister, perform
weddings and funerals, do public
relations, share the gospel, serve on
community boards and committees,
and try to keep 3,000 people happy.
Q: What do you do to chill?
A: Golf is my outlet. I love the
challenge and the relationships.
Q: If you could visit any place in the
world, where would you go?
A: Probably Scotland and England,
although many other places seem
very interesting.
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: The Bible
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Seabiscuit
Q: What is your favorite kind of
music?
A: Gospel
Q: What’s the most daring thing
you’ve ever done?
A: Spoke in front of 11,000 people
Q: What accomplishment are you
most proud of?
A: Being loved by my grandchildren
Q: When you were a child, what did
you want to be when you grew up?
A: Minister
Q: How did you get into your field?
A: I felt a very distinct calling on
my life as a teenager and pursued it
through seminary.
Q: Would you recommend your
career for other people? Why?
A: The ministry is not really a
profession you choose as much as
you feel chosen to. If there is not a
calling on your life to pursue it you
Q: What person from history would
you most like to have lunch with?
A: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Q: If someone asked you for your best
piece of advice, what would you say?
A: Don’t bring your past into your
present or you will ruin your future.
Today is the most important time in
your life.
Q: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
A: I cared.
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FEBRUARY 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
Karen Rogerson Nantz
Manager of Chandor Garden
Q: What do you do?
A: I coordinate all of the events at
the gardens. I’m in charge of the
budget; I oversee two full-time
employees; I’m the liaison between
the Chandor Foundation and the City
of Weatherford, and the development
of 13 acres of raw land that goes with
Chandor Gardens was my idea.
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Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Love in the Time of Cholera
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: I have a lot of favorites, but the
one that I watch again and again is
Love, Actually. But, of course I also
love all the old classic films like the
original Sabrina.
Q: What kind of music are you into?
A: Jazz. I actually owned a jazz club
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