NAME: Jason Roy
BIRTHPLACE: Trenton, MO
YEARS IN BENTON COUNTY: 9 years
FAMILY: Wife, Melissa; Son, Brady; Twin daughters, Ella & Emma
THE BEST THING ABOUT LIVING IN BENTON COUNTY IS: Small town values and family
OCCUPATION: UPS
WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP: A professional baseball player, wrestler or disc jockey
FIRST JOB: Mowing lawns
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Freedom to explore life with my brothers
THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE WAS WHEN: The past, the present and the future; every day is a gift from God.
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Being disqualified from a youth state wrestling tournament for arguing a call with the referee. That never happened again.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS: Integrity
MY GREATEST FEAR IS: I have never liked spiders. I don't fear them; I just squash them.
I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO: Clean the house.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO: Sing, play an instrument; anything artistic. But I can solve a Rubik's cube.
IF I WON THE LOTTERY, I WOULD: Hide.
MY DREAM TRIP WOULD BE TO: Visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY.
HOBBIES: My family, sports, music and reading William W. Johnston novels
FAVORITE BAND OR MUSICIAN: Texas/Red Dirt country
FAVORITE MOVIE: Rocky/Creed franchises
FAVORITE DRINK: Coffee
FAVORITE SNACK: Old Trapper beef jerky
FAVORITE CANDY: Snickers or Peanut M&M's
FUTURE GOAL: To enjoy a long and healthy retirement
WHICH PERSON DO YOU ADMIRE MOST: God
ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF: "You'll do fine, kid. Follow God, be independent, make mistakes and learn from your failures. You'll find success in whatever you do."
WORDS TO LIVE BY: "It ain't the six minutes . . . it's what happens in that six minutes." -Elmo from the movie Vision Quest
