“I was a school bus driver for more than 10 years. Driving, I had no problems. The hardest part was taking care of the kids behind me. Some of them, they get ants in their pants and think they don’t have to sit down. But … Continue readingHe earns the respect of those he serves
“I had done a lot in the community with some other nonprofits. But Habitat for Humanity, I don’t know, I just love it. It’s wonderful work, providing homes for low-income families.” How big is the need? “There is a substantial portion of our local population … Continue readingHabitat for Humanity is ‘wonderful work’
“I like to tell people that I met him because IT wouldn’t help me. I had to build a webpage for our intranet, and I couldn’t get any help from our IT department. So someone told me there was this guy who worked in the … Continue reading‘I met him because IT wouldn’t help me’
“About a year and a half into this I thought, you know, I met the girl who has everything I want. Of course I still had to do some vetting in my head, but she seemed to qualify. “I have four children from a previous … Continue readingThey both feel lucky they found each other
“I’ve had my badge in Baytown for almost 26 years, but I left for five years to work as an operator at Bayer. One day at the plant, there was a sight glass blowout. Sight glass allows you to see the material going through the … Continue readingHis heart is in helping others through police work
“I’ve been on mounted patrol since it started, almost 22 years ago. I remember because it was the same year my son was born. “Growing up, my grandfather rode and I used to go on trail rides with him. I also rode a lot with … Continue readingMounted patrol officer at home in the saddle
“There was this class offered for one week. I wasn’t doing well with school so I was like, hey, one week of class, three credits, I’ll take that. It was a Baptist history class. The teacher looked like he was going to be boring, so … Continue readingCollege class was life-changing experience
“I was living at an RV park. Me and my friend were staying there. He lit a cigarette and threw it at the propane tank. It had a hose leak, and it blew up. The whole bedroom caught on fire. That was about four years … Continue readingHe wants to be treated like ‘normal human being’
“I have a psychiatric disorder. It started getting pretty bad after my grandpa passed on. I began going in and out of psych units. I’ve had some issues, but as long as I continue to take my medications I usually do OK. “I was shown … Continue readingHigh school graduation ‘biggest day of my life’
“I was riding in an ATV, a Ranger six-seater, and it rolled. My foot got caught underneath the tail bed. I just remember waking up and seeing people trying to lift the Ranger off of us. They used Life Flight to take us to Memorial … Continue readingATV accident leads to partial foot amputation