100
Most Interesting
Parker County People
You Should Meet Before You Die
PART 2 OF 4
For the seventh year, we at Parker County Today have compiled our Social Bucket List.
This year's list includes volunteers, artists, actors, musicians, coaches, businessmen and
women, and others who have found success in their own way. Enjoy!
Charlotte LaGrone
Charlotte is the Executive
Director of Organizational
Culture in Weatherford ISD
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PCT: How did you get into your
occupation?
CL: I started as a parent volunteer in
Weatherford ISD in 1997. In 1999,
I was hired to be the librarian at
Martin Elementary. The following
year, the Weatherford ISD Education
Foundation was formed and I was
hired to work in the District Services
Building. I’ve also held positions in
our Assessment Department and in
Community Relations.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
CL: Hands down, it’s The Harry
Potter series. I’d drag my family to
the midnight releases of those books!
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
CL: We’re big TCU and Dallas Stars
sports fans, so watching sports is my
favorite way to decompress. That and
I play a bit of Candy Crush!
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
CL: In 1990, my husband was relo-
cated to Ogden, Utah, for Lockheed
Martin. At the time, I was a stay-at-
home mom and was very involved
in the community through the Junior
League. During our years there, the
Junior League hosted two statewide
immunization conferences that
featured former First Lady Rosalynn
Carter as a keynote speaker. I had the
honor of accompanying her through-
out her stay for both conferences.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
CL: I’d love to be remembered for
all the students, staff and alumni we
have honored through Weatherford
ISD over the years.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone living or dead in history, who
would it be?
CL: That’s a tough one. My first
answer is to have lunch with my dad,
grandparents and other relatives who
are no longer with us. If I had to pick
someone in history to have lunch
with, I think it would have to be
George H. and George W. Bush and
their wives.
PCT: If you had to do a job other
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
CL: I love my job, so I can’t imagine
another job that I’d rather do.
PCT: What is your impact to Parker
County?
CL: I am so fortunate to oversee the
WISD Communications Department,
the WISD Ex-Student Association,
and WISD Education Foundation. The
Foundation’s Board of Directors rais-
es funds for the students and teachers
of WISD by providing school supplies
to students in need, scholarships for
teachers to continue their education,
and grants to teachers to fund class-
room programs that are innovative
and enrich student learning.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
CL: My best day ever would be going
to a TCU football game with my
family … then to Joe T’s for dinner
… then on to a Dallas Stars hockey
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