Now Serving Two Locations
•Small Animal
•Large Animal
•Boarding
•Grooming
Ryan E. Cate, DVM
819 Santa Fe Drive | Weatherford, TX 76086
(817) 594-0216 | Metro: (817) 596-8808
Mon-Fri: 8am–5:30pm | Sat: 8am–12pm
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• Emergency calls after hours •
1421 FM 1189 Ste. 4 | Brock, TX 76087
(817) 599-8085
Mon-Thur: 7:30am–6pm | Fri: 7:30am–5pm
“We will never have another
person who has given so much to
so many,” Nadeen Murphree said.
“Only God in heaven knows all the
non-profits, events, individuals and
employees Roger has gone the extra
mile to help with time, talent and
means. He was truly an angel on
earth. Our family loved him like one
of our own. Everyone who knew him
felt the same way.”
Throughout his entire career, he
was a sponsor, counselor, coach,
and an enthusiastic cheerleader for
Weatherford High School students
and teachers. He was an active
member of the Weatherford ISD’s
Education Foundation Board of
Directors and received the district’s
first True Blue Kangaroo Fan in
2014 and the Distinguished Service
Award from the Ex-student asso-
ciation in 2016. Roger was also an
ardent supporter of Weatherford
College where he served on the
Board of Trustees for 22 years, two
years of which he was chairman.
An active member in the business
community and the perfect ambas-
sador for Weatherford, The Chamber
of Commerce presented Roger with
the Outstanding Citizen Award in
1991 and the Small Business of the
Year and the James H. Doss Award
in 2008. Roger was a member of the
Evening Lions Club and served the
Senior Center their annual Spaghetti
Supper.
State Representative Phil King
said on May 26, “Roger Grizzard
never met a stranger and had a true
servant’s heart. He touched so many
lives in our community through his
long teaching career, running Pizza
Place and serving in numerous other
capacities. Today, to honor his life,
the Texas House of Representatives
adjourned in his memory.”
At the 2019 PCT’s Who’s Gonna
Fill Their Shoes gala, when introduc-
ing Roger, Co-MC, Drew Springer
described him in this way, “Roger
has been making delicious pizzas
for decades along South Main Street,
but not only does he feed us with
pizza, he fed the minds of students
in his economics class and the hearts
of all that worked for him. Over
the years, he has employed 100s
of students and shown them supply