Carroll’s honored during PATH dinner celebration

The PATH dinner celebration was held on September 6 at the Green Acres Crosswalk Conference Center.

First Presbyterian Church of Tyler members Claudia and Otis Carroll were recognized for their efforts and were the recipients of the 2022 Gertrude Windsor Award.

Claudia and Otis have a long history of community involvement. Claudia has been active on several boards including the Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler Civic Chorale, TISD Foundation and PATH, where she also served as a volunteer caseworker. Otis is a trial attorney with over 40 years’ experience and a founding partner in Carroll Maloney Henry & Nelson. Claudia and Otis are active members of First Presbyterian Church, with Otis having served as an Elder and Trustee and Claudia having served on many committees. They are parents of three children and grandparents of five.

KVNE and Smith County were also honored with the Trudy Richardson Community Impact award.

The keynote speaker was Bob Goff, an attorney who stated he was “trying to figure out how to live a whimsical, impactful life.” The “recovering lawyer” of 25 years, took the position of becoming the Honorary Consul to Uganda and began writing and speaking fulltime. He is a New York Times bestselling author several times over, runs a popular weekly podcast and recently put on his farmer’s hat recently on property just outside of San Diego, California.