anyone, living or dead in history,
who would it be?
MP: If I could have a meal with
anyone it would be Jesus. Just to
be in His presence. What a glori-
ous, joyous time that would be. But
I like parties, so I would want to
have many people join us. We could
share our meal with Mary, Martha,
Ruth, Esther and my Grandma Treva.
Wonderful godly women.
John Baker
John is a Weatherford police
officer and was one of our
2018 Bachelors
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
MP: If I wasn’t a full-time mom,
coach, wife, I would be a beach
bum. Living in a shack right on the
beach.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
MP: My best day ever is hanging with
all my kiddos and hubby playing
games, watching funny movies, and
eating some great Mexican food.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
MP: Love the Lord your God with
all your heart, soul and mind, then
that love will flow through you to all
others you encounter.
PCT: What is the coolest thing you
feel you have done in your life?
MP: Opening my home to my
wonderful adoptive children is prob-
ably the coolest thing I have ever
done. They are amazing young
people and have blessed my husband
and myself beyond measure. God is
good.
track or on the dirt roads near my
home with my dog, Lucy.
PCT: What is something people do
not know about you?
JB: A lot of people probably do
not know that I rode bulls during
high school and college. I really
enjoyed it. But, I realized that I
could never make a living riding
bulls. That is when I decided to
join the Weatherford College Police
Academy.
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
JB: I would like to be remembered as
a guy who was honest, hard-working,
and a good friend who made a differ-
ence in the lives of the people at his
workplace and in his community.
Parker County Today: How did you
get into your occupation?
John Baker: I knew at a young age I
wanted to get into law enforcement. I
was raised up around law enforce-
ment. I have watched my dad serve
Palo Pinto County as a deputy sheriff,
constable and now as justice of the
peace.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
JB: “Lonesome Dove,” by
Larry McMurtry is my favorite
novel. It is very interesting to me
because the story is loosely based
on the accounts of Oliver Loving
and Charles Goodnight, who was a
famous Texas Ranger in the 1880s.
PCT: What do you do to decompress?
JB: I enjoy going to the gym and
working out. I also like to run at the
PCT: What is your favorite way to
“pay it forward”?
JB: My favorite way is to take kids
and make it possible for them to
do things they would not normally
have the opportunity to do, like
hunting and fishing. This includes
teaching them gun and water safety
while target practicing and baiting
a hook. There is nothing better than
watching a kid take his first deer or
catch his first fish. Taking part in
these activities is not only fun, but it
can result in meat for their families’
freezers.
PCT: If you could have lunch with a
living or dead person in history, who
would it be?
JB: That would be Josh Box. Most of
you all probably do not know him.
He is not in our history books. But,
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