Parker County Today PCT FEB 2019 | Page 78

Jeff Clark Jeff is the Campus Discipline Corrdinator for Millsap ISD best day ever? JC: Watching my youngest daugh- ter play soccer in the morning and watching my oldest daughter compete in band, then ending the day with my wife. PCT: What is the best piece of advice you would give? JC: You should never miss an oppor- tunity to help someone become more than they think they can become. PCT: What is the coolest thing you have ever done? JC: Marry my wife, Daniele. Mary Morse Mary is an animal advocate, retired athletic director, golf coach and teacher Parker County Today: How did you get into your occupation? JC: I wanted the opportunity to make a difference in other peoples’ lives. PCT: What is your favorite novel? JC: A Tale of Two Cities PCT: What do you do to decompress? JC: I spend time with my family. PCT: What is something people don’t know about you? JC: I had the opportunity to coach two UIL state champions in track and field. PCT: What would you most like to be remembered for? JC: Being a good husband, father, and friend. 76 PCT: What is your favorite way to pay it forward? JC: Helping others when there is an opportunity. PCT: Who would you most like to have lunch with, living or deceased? JC: Winston Churchill Parker County Today: How did you get into your occupation? MM: I am retired now and have been retired for 16 years. I taught high school math for 30 years. Teaching was to be temporary while I got my master’s degree at SMU. Eventually, I began coaching golf, became the UIL District Golf Tournament director and then a high school athletic director. I had so much fun teaching I stayed with it. Can you blame me? I was paid to play golf every day. PCT: If you weren’t doing the job you are doing now, what would you do? JC: Travelling the world. PCT: What is your favorite novel? MM: “The Call of the Wild”, “Watership Down” and “Old Yeller” are my favorite novels. Okay, that explains my passion for helping animals. PCT: What is your definition of your PCT: What do you do to decompress? MM: I decompress all day long play- ing golf, kayaking, taking my dogs for long walks, swimming and riding my bike. PCT: What is something people don’t know about you? MM: No one knows (until now) that when I was very young, my mother assigned me to stay with my father all day to keep me out of trouble. By the time I was in my teens, I had learned all kinds of plumbing and electrical skills, plus I could repair cars, wash- ers, dryers, and air conditioners. With that experience, I bought and reno- vated ten townhouses, which turned into profitable rental property. My mom was a very wise lady. PCT: What would you most like to be remembered for? MM: I would most like to be remem- bered as a person who was always ready to help anyone, and as some- one who tried to show others how much they are appreciated. PCT: What is your favorite way to pay it forward? MM: I have especially enjoyed shar- ing the fun of the Parker County Bachelor and Bachelorette fundraisers with all the volunteers who give their time to the animal shelter. That is one of the ways I pay it forward. I am on the executive leadership council and chair one of the three divisions of the Giving Second Chances Campaign for the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter. I also support Parker County Pets Alive, Parker Paws, and the Carity Foundation. PCT: Who would you most like to have lunch with, living or deceased? MM: I would love to have lunch with RGB. (The notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg.) I’d ask if she had any idea at the start of her career that she would become one of the most influ- ential women in our country. PCT: If you weren’t doing the job you are doing now, you would be.... MM: If I weren’t retired now, I would be finding a way to be retired. PCT: What is your definition of your best day ever?