MM: Definitely my grandfather,
Charles Durham. He is such an inspi-
ration to me. He went from shining
shoes, to pay for college, to running
one of the most elite engineering
companies in the country, HDR.
After having many years under my
belt now running a few companies, I
would love to get some much needed
advice on how to handle different
issues I have gotten myself into.
PCT: If you had to do another job
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
MM: I would either be in Alaska
training sled dogs or in the Caribbean
as a sport fish guiding. I know that
is pretty drastic, but ever since I was
a child, those two professions have
been on my mind.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
MM: Don’t sell yourself short think-
ing that you know everything. There
is always more to learn to improve
your self and career.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
MM: Definitely a trip I took down to
the Dominican Republic with some
life long friends a few years back.
The experience was mind blowing.
Randall Grissom
Randall is the Deputy
Constable for Precinct 3
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
RG: I enjoy the series of Mountain
Man books written by William
Johnstone.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
RG: I enjoy fishing, hunting, and golf.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
RG: That I truly do care about
people. That’s what’s so great about
my job, I get to meet a lot of people
and every so often I can impact
someone in a positive way.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
RG: That I loved Jesus and that I was
a great husband, father, and grandfa-
ther. That my grandchildren remem-
ber having fun times with me and
that I instilled some life skills to them.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day every?
RG: Short of when my children and
grandchildren were born, it would
have to be a stress-free day of loung-
ing on a beach with my wife.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
RG: To look at yourself in the mirror
every morning and to improve on
the person you see. Not the looks of
yourself but your morals and ethics.
To love and respect yourself first and
foremost.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
RG: My wife (Sharon) and I have
had the blessing of doing marriage
ministry. The coolest thing is to be
involved in seeing couples at their
worst and ready to give up on their
marriage to seeing them restore their
marriage and finding love for each
other again. That truly is something
only God can do.
Jason Goff
Jason is a corporal with
the Weatherford Police
Department.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
RG: To educate where I can, be
honest and loyal. To always be avail-
able with an ear to listen and a shoul-
der to lean on.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, who would it be?
RG: My father, he has passed on but
there are still so many questions and
conversations I would like to have
with him.
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RG: My father was a narcotics officer
in the US Coast Guard and I always
admired and looked up to what
he did. In the mid 1990’s, I had a
chance to go thru the Weatherford
Police Academy just as a backup to
the current career I had at the time.
Over time, doors opened and I was
asked if I would come to work for
Constable Glen Praytor as a deputy. I
jumped at the opportunity and I love
my job.
PCT: If you had to do another job
than what you’re doing, what would
you do?
RG: This is a hard to answer ques-
tion since I enjoy my job. I guess if I
was any good at it, probably a fishing
guide. I like a good challenge and
fishing is that but the reward is fulfill-
ing.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your current occupation?
JG: My resolve to become a police
officer came when my older brother
became an officer beforehand.
Watching him having that bond with
fellow officers, having personal satis-
faction in helping others, and having
a job that really makes a difference
in a person’s life showed me what
I really wanted to do with my life.
Knowing that I was going to be an
officer, I went through the Permian
Basin Regional Police Academy.