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LOCAL LEGENDS

inspired them so much. So, I asked, for two years and described it as
‘What did I tell you in the huddle?’ “tremendously rewarding”. Patty Jones has been many things
My ego took a hit when they told to me: coach, mentor, ministry
me, ‘Oh, it wasn’t what you said, Coach Jones continues to make a partner and, most of all, friend.
Coach. It was what Ida (Garcia) difference serving on the Board
prayed!’” of Directors of the Fellowship of She has been one of the most loyal
Christian Athletes and LISD’s Hall and faithful people in my life…
Patty fondly remembers her parents’ of Honor. She looks back over the so steadfast. Throughout all these
support. “They never missed a years and remembers every team seasons of life, what I appreciate the
home game.” However, her mother fondly. “I’ve been blessed all the most in Patty is how she reflects
was killed in a boating accident in way through,” she says. These days, the character and person of Christ.
1988, and her dad passed away in she is a realtor at Keller Williams Her love and pursuit of him is so
1991. Then her younger brother in the Stacey Rogers Real Estate evident. She has – and continues to
Robert and his wife Betsy picked up Group. Besides helping people buy – impact my life in so many ways.
that mantle of support. They never and sell houses, she still gets the
missed a game after that; neither did opportunity to coach. One of her
their little ones, Callie and Ben. roles is training and coaching all of Brandi Cantrell
the new agents on the team. She has Former CHS volleyball coach
Patty retired in 2001, except for also learned a thing or two since and current Collegiate Director,
a brief stint at All Saints. The God first “intervened”. “Put God Women's Athletics Chaplain |
headmaster tried to recruit her for first. He will never disappoint you. Texas Tech FCA
their 7th grade team, but she turned Do what [the Bible says] Jesus did in
him down. It was a lot harder to say Mark 10:45: ‘He did not come to be
no to her niece Callie, who was on served, but to serve.’ And learn to
the team. She coached Callie’s team love people, not judge them.”

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