Quotes by John Parker

“Stand your ground. Dont fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”

“I sat at his knee while Doc played early New Orleans jazz and blues, Tin Pan Alley songs, and vaudevillian novelty numbers.”

“I was just so proud of our game wardens that work for Texas Parks and Wildlife who stepped up and went to another community and did what part they could to save lives, ... It speaks well of the caliber of men and women out there.”

“They stopped several men that had stolen a postal delivery truck,”

“We spent 30 years waiting for them to widen Lacey Road and now we are going to spend another 30 years waiting for our trees to grow back,”

“We want to urge people to use common sense. Dont be out in the weather if you dont have to,”

“If the water begins to rise, get out,”

“If it stalls out on top of us like last year we could see some major flooding,”

“We have a good mix of personality, talent and community support. In addition, team has dedication and mental toughness as turnout for summer weight training was excellent.”

“Those are going to take major dollars (to repair) that the legislature did not give to us this last term,”