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Pat has the best office administrative staff. They are Rhonda Kiedro and
Linda Sinclair!. Photo courtesy of Pat Vice.

work. And with the additional respect I have for them, it shows.
We have great results and it makes for a very exciting team.”

Patricia sees a lot of 20-year-olds who are diagnosed with
breast cancer. “To wait until 40 to get your first mammogram
is not a good idea,” she stated. “I know there are a lot of pros
and cons about mammograms. 3-D mammography has a
much higher chance of detecting breast cancer. These are on
the mobile units now. There are also methods of using ultrasound to evaluate the elastic properties of soft breast tissues.”
Another way that Patricia gives back is by working with educational foundations. She’s still a member of two of those foundations and is very interested in helping provide educational
scholarships. “It’s only now in giving back in this way that I
really get excited about what I am doing,” Patricia says. “When
you spend some time with breast cancer survivors you realize
what a wonderful thing it is to give back.”
Patricia holds her employees in the highest regard and has
had many women work for her over the last 25 years. She related, “I realize they are still having the struggles that we had
35 years ago, dealing with our families, our children, working,
and making all that work together. It takes two incomes to
support a family today and that’s very hard.” Today Patricia
oversees seven office employees and 25 to 100 people for the
shredding part of the business. Although Patricia has worked
hard and put in some long hours, she says she’s enjoyed herself
every step of the way.

Patricia thinks about what will happen to the company when
she retires. Some companies have set up an ESO (Employee
Stock Option). The feedback about that program so far is that
productivity can go way off the charts because the employees
share in the ownership. Patricia knows that her employees
want to stay with the company. “But right now,” says Patricia,
“I still have a few years left to develop this company and grow
it. I would like our footprint to be the entire state of Texas. We
are already in 49 cities, including Houston, San Antonio, and
Beaumont, and I hope soon, Dallas.”
The love of Patricia’s life is her husband Roger. They’ve been
married since 1972. He does the administrative work in the
company, the managing of the money, and the financial investments. In their spare time, Patricia and Roger love doing things
together including fishing, traveling, and anything involving
the great outdoors. Their two children, son Ryan and daughter
Jennifer were brought up to not necessarily follow Patricia into
her business but to find a career where they could do what they
love to do.
Patricia reminisced how she loved being a mother at every
stage of her children’s development. She is proud of where her
children are now in their life with children of their own. She
adores her grandchildren and still dotes on her children who
will always be the most important part of her life. “My children
Pat feels extremely blessed to have team members like Sean McBride and
Elmer Guitierrez. Photo courtesy of Pat Vice.

“I’ve been very successful. One employee has been with me
for 20 years; others for 10 to 15 years. I really enjoy having them
around. I respect my employees and listen very closely to them
when they share their ideas. In addition, I reward them. I also
love talking to my clients. I pride myself in staying in tune with
what’s going on in my company. My employees see this and
they recognize the importance of our customers.”
“Every decision made at Texas Security Shredding”, says Patricia, is talked through. “From the Operations Manager to my
drivers, I need their perspective on how it’s going to impact the
business. They own what they do; they love that aspect of the
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