Ron Boyeskie

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: Feb. 3, 1947, Crossett

ONE THING I WISH PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES: That they’d recognize that there are children in society that need their help. Because they didn’t ask to be where their lives have taken them.

MY PETS: We have Grace. She is 2 years old, and she’s a rescue puppy. For 10 years, I wouldn’t have a pet because we buried the last one after he was 14 years old. I said, “I’m not going to have any more pets. It hurts too much.” But my wife and I have Grace Kelly, and she owns both of us.

MY FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAMS: Well, I’m a big Razorback baseball fan. The only time I watched pro baseball was during the World Series. If I had a favorite team, it would be the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees, which are just opposites of each other. As a kid, they’re all your heroes.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT MY WORK WITH CENTERS: I guess I know that we’re trying to do something for children that they can’t help themselves with. Centers, it’s got a long name and a complicated structure because we do so many diverse things. But what it is, is it’s the involvement in a life without hope, without love. They get to see a glimpse of it in a short period of time, something they don’t have. That, to me, is what Centers is about.

ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE ME: Passionate