VITAL STATISTICS
Age: 70
Where born: Orem
Family: Wife: Jerry Memmott; children: Judy Cook, Nan Potter and Randy R. Park; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Education: Graduated from Lincoln High School. Attended Brigham Young University.
Primary products: Sporting goods and athletic clothing.
Primary markets: All of the state, with 60 percent of sales in Utah County. Park's sells to all high schools, the state's five major colleges and city and town sports leagues.
Number of employees: 35
Annual sales: $3 million.
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Bus boy at the El Rancho Vegas in Las Vegas in 1940. Was promoted to waiter but quit to return to Utah to marry Jerry.
Management style: Forthrightness, with open lines of communication, understanding, flexibility and caring to see that people perform to the best of their ability.
Strategy for success: Develop the ability to work with people, work hard and love the work you do. Respect the people you work with and care about the people you serve.
Our motto is: "Our service makes the difference."
A memorable failure: I do my best to look forward to tomorrow with the hope I can do things better.
Heroes: My father, Dean E. Park.
Leisure time and hobbies: Exercising, golf, traveling with my wife and Orem city politics.
Favorite book and movie: "Love is Letting Go of Fear" by Jerald Jampolsky and "It's a Wonderful Life," starring James Stewart.