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PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
AG: Lounging by our pool with chips,
salsa and a frozen adult beverage
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
AG: To a young person, I would say
‘Pursue your gifts!’ And sometimes it
takes awhile to figure out what you’re
good at. Don’t get discouraged!
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
AG: Probably, “The Heart Is a Lonely
Hunter” by Carson McCullers or “The
Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton ... I guess I
have a thing for the underdogs.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
AG: Watching re-runs of Friends or
Fixer Upper.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
AG: I have a horrible fear of Komodo
dragons and killer whales ... I know
it may seem weird but the struggle is
real!
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
have done in your life?
AG: I have to say, watching a bride
say yes to her wedding dress and
being a part of that moment is pretty
incredible!
Kathy Smith
Kathy is the County Extension
Agent with Family and
Community Health at the Texas
A&M AgriLife Extension Service
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
KS: I have two degrees, my Bachelor
of Science in Home Economics
Education from Texas Tech University
and my Master of Education in
Agricultural Education. So I am a Red
Raider and an Aggie.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
KS: I am kind, caring, dependable
and supportive towards people. I love
to help people. I am not one to quit
when situations are difficult.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, living or dead in history,
who would it be?
KS: I would love to have lunch with
my dad, who passed away in 2008,
and my grandparents who are no
longer living, and Jesus.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
AG: I will pick up lunch or dinner
tabs at restaurants for a random fami-
ly or couple.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day every?
KS: Being with friends and family;
attending a festival or wedding; a
good meal, and a good nap. That
happened a few years ago and it was
a beautiful day and it was the perfect
day. However, I didn’t get the nap.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
KS: I was a 4-H’er in Springtown
and I admired what the County
Extension Agent did in conducting
programs and working with exten-
sion club members, 4-H members,
and the programs they conducted
in the county. My role models and
mentors were the county extension
agents, then Dona Brewer and Jean
Anderson. They were good support
throughout the years I have been a
County Extension Agent.
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
KS: Growing up I always wanted to
be a nurse. So, I guess I would be a
nurse.
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
AG: Well, I worked in oil and gas
for 13 years ... thought I wanted to
pursue a career in medical or the
healthcare industry ... nope! So, at
this point in my life, it feels like I’m
doing what I want to do!
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
KS: I love to go for a walk. Also, just
going for a drive in the car is a way I
like to relax.
PCT: What’s your favorite way to pay
it forward?
KS: I love to do things for others. I
don’t always have the time, but I love
volunteering and helping out with
different things and groups at church
and in the community.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
AG: Being a trustworthy, caring
person with a crazy, loud laugh.
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, living or dead in history,
who would it be?
AG: My mom passed away in 2011
from cancer so if I could have one
more lunch with her that would be
amazing!
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
KS: The book I love and try to read
almost daily is the Bible. That is
where I find inspiration and guid-
ance. My favorite novel has been the
Mitford Series by Jan Karon.
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