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Article: COFFEEBREAK . . . WITH PARTHENIA JONES JOHNSON.(Spotlight)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- May 19, 1996
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Byline: Bill Husted
They call her ``Potts.''
With a first name like Parthenia, you've got to call her something.
``My baby-sitters gave me the name when I was a child,'' says Potts, eating an orange at Jackson's Hole. ``Parthenia was my grandmother's name.''
The name Potts seems to fit this fireplug of energy and good vibes. She's a deputy marshal for the City of Aurora, but more importantly, she's a runner. Potts is the leader of a pack called Potts' Trotters, the most eclectic group of joggers in town.
Potts was born in Denver, fourth of nine kids. She says her dad was a laborer, her mom a homemaker. The whole family was ...