Charles Craig Swancy
Craig Swancy is the Mayor of
Weatherford
best day ever?
CS: Spending the whole day with my
wife.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
CS: Pause and think first before you
respond.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
have ever done in your life?
CS: Married my best friend.
Zan Prince
Zan Prince is a New York
Life Insurance agent and the
Chairwoman of Community
Bank that includes First
National Bank of Weatherford.
She is also the Parker County
Republican Chair
PCT: How did you get into your
occupation?
CS: Elected. Previously eight years
on the City Council, 35 years
Weatherford Fire Department.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
CS: Travel
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
CS: I am an Aviation Photographer.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone in history, living or dead,
who would it be?
CS: Our first president, George
Washington.
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PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
CS: Audio Engineer.
PCT: What is your impact to Parker
County?
CS: Relatively little.
PCT: What is your definition of the
PCT: What is something people don ’t
know about you?
ZP: I have always been shy and with-
drawn.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
ZP: Loving Jesus and loving people! I
hope that they remember that I cared
about them when times were amaz-
ing and when they were horrific, that
I was a faithful friend.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone in history, living or dead,
who would it be?
ZP: Grandma and PaPa Sharp!
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
ZP: I have the best job ever, so that’s
really hard. I might spend all of my
time campaigning for the best candi-
dates to lead our city, county, state
and country.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
CS: Gone With The Wind.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
CS: Helping others.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
ZP: I hang out with friends and fami-
ly; hopefully that includes good food
and robust dialogue about all kinds
of issues.
PCT: How did you get into your
occupation?
ZP: I became an agent for New York
Life after much encouragement from
friends in the insurance business that
thought I would be successful as an
agent. I got involved with the banks
to “learn the lingo,” as my dad used
to say, so that I would be prepared
to lead our family bank group when
something happened to him.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
ZP: Every day, I read the Bible in
my quiet time. As for novels, I like
novels by John Grisham or Patricia
Cornwell; [it] usually involves a trial
or a hunt for a murderer.
PCT: What is your impact to Parker
County?
ZP: I hope that I do my part to make
Parker County a better place to live
and work, that we walk hand-in-hand
with friends and neighbors to make
a positive difference in the lives of
people that need a word of encour-
agement, a hug, or a real hand up in
times of need.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
ZP: My best is doing the next right
thing in obedience to the convic-
tion of the Lord. Brother Lee Brewer
encouraged us to read a book, The
10 Second Rule, that calls on believ-
ers to do what we’re called to do in
10 seconds, and I try to follow that
rule.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
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