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READER<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Shae<br />
PARKER<br />
_____________<br />
Why did you decide to make Clinton<br />
your home?<br />
When my husband, Lee, and I were dating,<br />
I was working in Jackson and he was commuting<br />
from Brandon to Vicksburg for work. We started<br />
looking at houses in Clinton because of the<br />
convenience of its location and quickly realized<br />
all it had to offer. The school district and its<br />
reputation played a large role in our decision,<br />
because we were hoping wherever we settled<br />
we could raise our family there.<br />
How long have you lived in Clinton?<br />
Lee bought our house in March of 2003 and<br />
then I moved to Clinton when we got married<br />
in 2004 - so I have lived here for 18 years<br />
Tell us about your family.<br />
My husband Lee and I met in 2001 and got<br />
married in 2004. Lee has worked for the Army<br />
Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg since 1999.<br />
I have done lots of jobs over the years in retail,<br />
office management, photography, etc., but my<br />
favorite job has been being a mom to our two<br />
boys. Luke just turned 16 and Charlie is 13.<br />
Currently, I homeschool both boys and keep<br />
my 2-year-old nephew during the week. I have<br />
been keeping him in “SheaCare” since he was 4<br />
months old. He is so much fun and keeps us all<br />
busy and entertained.<br />
Luke loves anything that has to do with<br />
computers or engineering, is learning to play<br />
the guitar, and runs cross country as well as<br />
track. Charlie enjoys all things creative and<br />
animating, he also throws discus and shotput<br />
for Victor’s track & field. We are members<br />
of Morrison Heights Baptist Church where<br />
I work with the student ministry and Luke<br />
and Charlie are both a part of it. Both of my<br />
boys are members of Rankin Performing Arts<br />
and enjoy all aspects of musical theatre. They<br />
most recently played Willy Wonka and Charlie<br />
Bucket in RPA’s production of Willy Wonka Jr.<br />
Our whole family loves RPA and what it<br />
teaches us all. My husband helps build sets<br />
and transport things when needed and my<br />
boys and I enjoy helping with anything that<br />
needs to be done!<br />
What is your favorite memory of living<br />
in Clinton?<br />
We love visiting parks and Mississippi College<br />
to take walks, but some of our favorite memories<br />
were during lockdown when we would draw<br />
obstacle courses on our sidewalk or draw<br />
pictures on our fence and we would watch out<br />
the window as people would come walk through<br />
all the obstacles or admire our pictures. It was<br />
fun to see families slowing down and taking<br />
walks and enjoying the little things.<br />
8 • AUGUST 2022
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