COVER STORY
Patricia
Vice
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Texas Security Shredding
Caring for the Community Keeps her
Company in the Pink
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By Barbara R. Davis and Colleen O’Brien
atricia Vice is such a likeable person. From the
moment you meet her and experience her radiant
smile, you can’t help but feel her warmth, sincerity, and caring nature. In addition, Patricia is passionate not only about her business, Texas Security
Shredding, but about life and helping others. As an
entrepreneur, she is appreciative of the community
that has supported her and believes in the importance of small businesses creating programs benefiting the
people with whom their companies serve. To this end, Pat has
developed a business-related program that provides funding
for mammograms and cancer treatments. “Many people
in our community do not have financial resources or
health insurance,” explains Pat. “Our goal is to save
lives, one shred at a time.” As a result of the caring
business relationship that Patricia has developed
with the community, her company stays in the
pink.
Growing up in Boise, Idaho, Patricia was the
second oldest of the four children in her family.
Patricia’s father was a supervisor for a power
company and her mother was a stay-at-homemom. After graduating high school, Pat attended Boise State University where she first
majored in music. Soon realizing that she
couldn’t make a living in that field, Patricia
changed her major to business which also allowed her to utilize her exceptional detail-oriented skills. During her time in college, Pat
met Parks and Recreation major, Roger Vice.
Patricia reminisced, “It was fun to be around
him because he knew how to teach other people how to have fun. We loved riding our horses in the Sawtooth Wilderness.” After Patricia