Annette Dove

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: Jan. 11, 1956, Pine Bluff FAMILY: husband, the late William Dove Jr.; four children; and six grandchildren

FAVORITE FOOD: seafood

FAVORITE JUNK FOOD: a candy thing — coconut Almond Joy

THE MENU FOR MY LAST MEAL: mac and cheese and seafood — let’s say crab legs

I ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT EAT possum.

FAVORITE COLOR: royal blue

IF I HAD TO LIVE OUTSIDE ARKANSAS IT WOULD BE IN San Antonio.

I’M MOST COMFORTABLE WITH PEOPLE WHO … are givers. They care about other people. They are genuine.

GUESTS AT MY FANTASY DINNER PARTY: Barack Obama, Billy Dee Williams and Rachel Maddow — I just love her.

IF I’VE LEARNED ONE THING IN LIFE, IT’S … to be true, no matter what people think about you. Be honest with yourself [regardless of] others’ opinions.

I WANT MY KIDS TO REMEMBER the life lesson to give back. Have a strong faith in God. You can’t live in this world without that strong faith.

THE BEST LESSON I’VE EVER RECEIVED WAS from my mom — “Make sure you’re right in what you’re doing.”

MY PET PEEVE ABOUT SOCIETY: Everybody doesn’t have the same opportunities. Society will say they do, but they don’t.

A PHRASE TO SUM ME UP: a giver