100
Most Interesting
Parker County People
You Should Meet Before You Die
For the eighth year, we at Parker County Today have compiled our Social Bucket List. These
are some of the most interesting and extraordinary people you should meet before you die. This
year's list includes volunteers, artists, actors, musicians, coaches, businessmen and women,
and others who have found success in their own way. Enjoy!
Part II
Diane Ferguson
Diane is the Custodian of
Records at the Parker County
Sheriff’s Office
1997. In 2000, I had an opportunity
to come to work at the sheriff’s office
and have been here since.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
DF: I decompress by watching TV
and holding my best friend “Lady
Bug” or throwing her ball. She thinks
I am great! She is pretty great too.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
DF: My husband and I once owned
a chicken farm. We had four chicken
houses that held 28,000 chickens at
a time. We received newly hatched
chicks and kept them until it was
time for them to lay. It was so much
work, but I have never been happier.
I loved the whole process.
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Parker County Today: How did you
get into your current occupation?
DF: Back in 1996, my family was
relocating from Prosper, Texas and
building a house here in Weath-
erford. I saw an ad for a part-time
position at the courthouse for a
switchboard operator. I was driving
everyday from White Settlement,
bringing my kids to school while the
house was being built. So I applied
and got the job and went full time in
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
DF: I guess I would want to be
remembered for being patient and
kind. It seems in this busy world,
those qualities are in short demand so
it feels like an important trait.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
DF: I love to pay for the order behind
me in the drive thru. I’ve had it
happen to me and it always makes
me smile so I enjoy making someone
else smile too.
PCT: If you could choose to have
lunch with anyone, living or dead
from history, who would it be? Why?
DF: I would love to have lunch with
my daddy. He died when I was
young, and I don’t feel like I had a
chance to really get to know him. I
would love to be able to talk to him.
PCT: If you had to pursue another
career, other than the one you have
now, what would you do?
DF: This one is easy. I would be
a veterinarian. I absolutely love
animals. I can’t think of anything
better than spending my day help-
ing animals and the people who love
them.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give to someone starting
out in your field?
DF: In this business, we see people
who are going through a bad time
in their life. I received this advice a
very long time ago and try never to
forget it ... mine might be the only
smile they see today. I believe we
have to stay understanding and try to
be helpful.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
have done in your life?
DF: I don’t really feel like I’ve done
anything cool. I guess as I look
back, I married my high school