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ORAL HISTORY

Joe and Prinisa Benavides

Joe's Backyard BBQ

Joe Benavides is the owner of Joe’s Backyard BBQ food truck in the Dallas area where his top–rated menu is often booked each month. Through making and serving a variety of BBQ options and sides, Joe’s goal is to make people happy with their products and to make a name for themselves in the barbecue industry. Joe and Prinisa have three children, Nathan, Alex and Aviana. In addition to running his own business, he enjoys hanging out with friends, watching sports, and being anywhere where there’s a pool table.

Prinisa Benavides was born in Durban, South Africa and moved to America with her family in the late 1980’s. Her parents Jayce and Pam Govender were married for thirty-two years. Her father passed away in 2009 of cancer. Prinisa and Joe Benavides met when they were fifteen years old and have been married for twenty-four years. In addition to helping with the family business, Joe’s Backyard BBQ, Prinisa works as a nurse in the medical field—the same healthcare system for twenty-one years. For fun, she loves spending time with family, traveling, trying out new restaurants, going dancing, and attending concerts and sporting events.