David Adcock

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David Alan Adcock was born in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana on March 25, 1961. His father was a farmer and served as the "Overseer" (Manager) of the 1,000+ acre Hopeland Sugar Plantation, located along Louisiana Highway 344 between New Iberia and Loreauville. The plantation was owned by Leverett Shaw, Sr., who lived in Florida at the time. David's parent's home was located near the intersection of Highway 344 and Vida Shaw Road. As was common in rural areas, David's family owned dogs, cats, pigs, cows, chickens, and horses. The plantation also had a dairy, where the Adcocks obtained milk when their own cows were not providing. The family had a large garden, in which the Adcocks grew cabbage, lettuce, squash, eggplants, okra, beans, and other vegetables. David's father was an avid fox hunter and fisherman. His mother was a woman of deep faith and godliness. Although she grew up Methodist, she became a Baptist in the late 1950s. Both his mother's faith and his father's appreciation of the quiet life influenced David's outlook on life. David attended school in the little town of Loreauville in Iberia Parish, graduating valedictorian of Loreauville High School in 1979. After high school, David studied history and social science, along with philosophy and music at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Graduating valedictorian of the university in December 1983, David moved to New Orleans with his wife Lisa Mae (nee Stegall), where Lisa pursued a medical doctorate at New Orleans Medical School. David worked full time in the business office at Baptist Hospital on Claiborne Avenue and Napoleon Street, while pursuing a Master of Divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary at night. David eventually became the Assistant Director of Admissions for the hospital, where he transformed the large department into a leading model for hospitals across Louisiana. As a result, he was hired away by Woman's Hospital of Baton Rouge to become their Director of Business Services, where he received honors and awards for his successful service. In 1988, Lisa and David moved to Houston, Texas so Lisa could complete a Pediatric residency with Baylor College of Medicine, under the famous pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Ralph Feigin, M.D. David began pastoring small churches in the Houston area, while completing his seminary education through Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1993, David received his M.Div. with an emphasis in biblical languages. In 1998, David entered Rice University where he pursued his Ph.D. in continental philosophy, ultimately studying abroad at Cambridge University in England as well. In 2001, David was hired to teach philosophy at Houston Baptist University, where he taught until his retirement from academic life in late 2009. In 2008, David, along with his wife Lisa & daughter Alyssa, moved to College Station, Texas, located about 90 miles northwest of Houston. Lisa, who up to this time had been a top professor of Newborn Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, took a 'private practice' clinical position with a corporate medical provider called Pediatrix/Mednax, which stationed her at The College Station Medical Center, also known as "The Med". Later that year, Lisa joined the faculty of Texas A&M University Medical School. David continued to teach philosophy privately, as well as volunteer in local organizations and churches.

Sources

• First-hand information. Entered by David Adcock at registration.
• Source: Birth Certificate, Dauterive Hospital, New Iberia, Louisiana: "This Certifies that David Alan Adcock was born to Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ferrel Adcock in this Hospital at 8:30 o'clock p.m. on Saturday the 25 day of March, 1961." Signed by H. M. Flory, M.D., Attending physician, and Beulah Marshall, R.N. Reverse side lists parents' full names and dates and places of birth, in addition to their mailing address at the time. It also notes that David Adcock weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. Baby's footprints and mother's thumbprints are also stamped on the document.
• Source: Certificate of Marriage, State of Louisiana, Parish of Calcasieu, License No. 203-266, Division of Vital Records. Original certificate in possession of David A. Adcock.