Behind The Scenes

With Terry Lamon

Name:  Terry Lamon      

Position/Occupation:  Office Manager     

State Park:  Martin Dies, Jr. State Park

Closest city/town:  Jasper, Texas

Region:  Pineywoods

Years with TPWD:  9 years

Years at this site:  9 years

Place of birth:  Lufkin, Texas

Home:  Neches River-bottom – surrounded by the Angelina/Neches Wildlife Refuge

Daily work duties/activities:  Customer Service/Office Operations

Favorite job duty:  Making visitors aware of our resource.

Accomplishment in the past year you are most proud of:  providing visitors a great outdoor experience without them considering the devastating effects that Hurricanes Rita and Ike had on our Park. This is a great achievement for our staff and leadership.

Most unique/interesting thing about your park or site:  Unlimited outdoor recreational activities in the middle of an untamed, diverse resource that supports a wide variety of plants, animals and birds. 

Most memorable state park moment:  A three-year-old boy threw his pacifier away in the water and an alligator, with it positioned perfectly in his mouth swam away with it. 

Favorite outdoor activities/hobbies:  Boating, kayaking, hiking, and bicycling.

Non-outdoor hobbies:  Live Music

Who introduced you to the outdoors? Glenn Hutto – legendary East Texas outdoorsman.

Favorite book/TV show/website about the outdoors:  TPWD

Favorite field guide:  Jim Garrison

Favorite quote about the outdoors or parks:  “Life sure is easy on a raft, ain’t it Huck?” ...”Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -  Mark Twain

Advice for people wanting to explore the outdoors or any state park:  Look at nature through the innocent eyes of a child.