my friends with their favorite candy
or drinks.
it here and always joke when we
go anywhere on vacation that we
always can’t wait to be back home
in Weatherford. I like to think my
kids will someday raise their families
here and will continue to do right by
people.
PCT: If you could choose to have
lunch with anyone, living or dead
from history, who would it be? Why?
NR: I would like to have lunch
with Jesus. I would like to ask Him
all kinds of questions, but mostly I
would like to know how do you love
people when they betray you, how to
be a better person, and I would also
like to thank Him for dying just to
save me. I would also like to just be
in His presence.
PCT: If you had to pursue another
career, other than the one you have
now, what would you do?
NR: I would like to be a special
events planner or a FEMA rep that
goes to the disaster areas because I
think I am good in chaotic situations.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give to someone starting
out in your field?
NR: I would tell people that it is not
good for family life, it is not good for
your health, but the rewards of help-
ing to save a life far outweighs the
bad.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
have done in your life?
NR: I am not sure that my cool and
everyone else’s cool would be the
same, but driving to the mountains
and seeing the elk and bears in the
wild is pretty amazing...at a distance
of course.
Paul Tumlin
Paul is the communica-
tions services officer with
the Weatherford Police
Department.
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Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
PT: I was interested in law enforce-
ment from a young age. More specifi-
cally, I was interested in becoming
an officer in Weatherford having
been born and raised here. I always
admired the officers I would see and
respected the professional manner
they conducted themselves in. I
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
PT: Since becoming the community
services officer, I have been able to
build relationships with the youth in
our community through a number of
avenues. These kids don’t stress over
finances or work, but they do have a
lot on their plates. I have found that
volunteering time to spend with our
youth to show them that someone
is thinking about them and who will
listen pays dividends in the future.
became an officer May of 2012 and
began my career on patrol. Being
the community services officer gives
me unique opportunity to serve my
community a little differently than
patrol.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
PT: Forrest Gump
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
PT: Spending time with my wife and
two boys. Watching my boys learn
new things every day is incredibly
rewarding and entertaining. They
have also taught me that I was capa-
ble of learning every word to any
Wiggles, PJ Masks, and Daniel Tiger
television show that airs. Fishing
with friends is also not a bad way to
relieve the stressors of life.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, who would it be?
PT: My Father, Gary Tumlin, who
passed away in 2004. To get his take
on the world today and see his reac-
tion to his grandchildren.
PCT: If you had to do another job
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
PT: I’ve always loved cars and driv-
ing different vehicles. I think it would
be fun to give professional reviews of
vehicles. With all the new technology
in vehicles these days, I don’t think
you would ever get bored!
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
PT: If possible, someday I’d like to
challenge myself in a survival situ-
ation. Similar to what you see on
television, I’d like to see if I could
maintain health and sanity in a diffi-
cult environment alone. PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
PT: I would tell those coming into
law enforcement to ask as many
questions as possible when start-
ing out. The amount of information
required to be an effective officer can
be overwhelming, but you definitely
want to make sure you are operat-
ing within the law. Also to be patient
with those you encounter and never
forget why you wanted to be a police
officer in the first place as you prog-
ress in your career.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
PT: I’d like to be remembered for the
character and ethics I instill in my
boys and whatever I can contribute
to Weatherford. My family and I love PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
PT: As cliché as it sounds, being a
dad! Having my boys is by far the
best thing that I have ever experi-
enced!