Darlene Rigsby Welding Her Way Through Oil Field Work
Darlene Rigsby, 5-10 and a grandmother, works at Phillips Petroleum Co. in Goldsmith as a welder and utility worker. She enjoys the team spirit, higher pay, and variety of tasks from helping welders to driving a truck, while dodging ants and snakes. Her supervisors praise her reliability and friendliness, and she plans to advance to equipment operator with ongoing training. She loves fishing, pool, and her granddaughters Katrina and Corinda, and she recalls her first calf birth as a memorable moment.