JANUARY 2018 PARKER COUNTY TODAY
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Kaye L . Jordan
Kaye is a personal trainer and yoga instructor . She also is a Gold Star mom who raised money for the new Veterans Memorial Park , located in Soldier Springs Park .
PCT : How did you get into your occupation ? KJ : I have always loved working out and being physically fit .
PCT : What is your favorite novel ? KJ : I am not a big reader , but the last two books I have read are Outlaw Platoon and The Shack .
PCT : What do you do to decompress ? KJ : Being outside on my back porch or in the hot tub .
PCT : What is something people don ’ t know about you ? KJ : I was a gymnast .
PCT : What would you most like to be remembered for ? KJ : Making sure people honor and respect our military . Without their service to our country , Americans would not have their freedoms .
PCT : If you could have lunch with anyone in history , living or dead , who would it be ? KJ : Of course it would be my son , Austin , who gave his life for all Americans .
PCT : If you had to do another job other than what you ’ re doing , what would you do ? KJ : A CareFlite Nurse .
PCT : What is your impact to Parker County ? KJ : Our Veteran ’ s Memorial Park .
PCT : What is your definition of the best day ever ? KJ : To sit and laugh with my son Austin and his son Kallen and with the rest of our family .
PCT : What ’ s the best piece of advice you would give ? KJ : Don ’ t let someone else tell you that you can ’ t do something . Our minds are very powerful .
PCT : What is the coolest thing you have ever done in your life ? KJ : I cycled across America , 3,700 miles in 98 days , with a Gold Star Father to honor our fallen soldiers .
Don Newton
Don is the president of Cornerstone Diversified Industries , maker of The Super Cane by night , and in his day job he is a physical therapist .
PCT : How did you get into your occupation ? DN : I ’ ve been in physical therapy for 17 years and it stemed from a desire to help people . Out of high school , I was drawn to the stability of the medical field , though writing has always been my passion / gifting . In college , my academic adviser suggested volunteering at an outpatient rehab in Abilene . The physical therapists there were just cool . They were funny , positive and intelligent — part motivator , part teacher , and part physician . I decided to be a PT after witnessing a brown-haired toddler with cerebral palsy take his first steps . His mom and therapist wept with joy and we all hugged . I was hooked . I needed passive income , and the basic idea for the The Super Cane was birthed ; but it wasn ’ t until I met Gary Overcash that it became a reality . We incorporated our parent company , CDI .
PCT : What is your favorite novel ? DN : Probably The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . I ’ m more interested in non-fiction than novels . I write more than I read , strangely .
PCT : What do you do to decompress ? DN : Overall , writing is very cathartic for me and helps me chill — until it doesn ’ t . My Jeep Wrangler TJ really de-stresses me ( when it runs ). My parents ’ ranch in McGirk is truly a holy place for me . When I turn onto FM 1047 , I literally begin to feel tension in my neck release and my heart rate slows down . Watching Lily play volleyball is also a way to chill .
PCT : What is something people don ’ t know about you ? DN : I want to try standup comedy at some point . It ’ s on my bucket list . No family / friends allowed at the open mic night when it happens . I probably won ’ t even tell them when I do it . I ’ ll just be like , “ I ’ m going to Dallas for something . Don ’ t wait up and don ’ t follow me .” Susan and the kids are the funniest people I know . It ’ d be hard with them in the crowd .
PCT : What would you most like to be remembered for ? DN : I want to be remembered for being an encourager . For someone with a spirit of encouragement , there ’ s probably nothing more awesome than someone you ’ ve helped / encouraged / instructed superseding you . Aside from that , I have a dream of seeing Lester Bower posthumously exonerated in my lifetime .
PCT : If you could have lunch with anyone from history , either living or dead , who would it be ? DN : It depends . Living I ’ d love to