TRIBUTE TO DR. MCCARROLL

Remembering Dr. McCarroll

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G. David McCarroll

A Tribute to Dr. McCarroll

March 4, 1950 - May 25, 2012

G. David McCarroll, DVM, DACVIM, age 62 of Bridge Creek, OK, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City. David was born on March 4, 1950, in Freeport, TX. He was the oldest son of four, born to George Fentress McCarroll and Patricia Anne (Mackey) McCarroll.

David grew up in Texas; however, he moved to California his senior year and graduated in 1968 from Lynbrook High School in San Jose. After high school, he attended Texas A & M University, graduating in 1972. Only one year later, in 1973, he received his DVM from the Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine.

Throughout his high school and college years, David loved sports and had played football, rugby, and wrestled. After graduating and becoming a veterinarian, David married Patricia Nelson in the fall of 1973. Together they made their home in Texas where they started a family, and David began practicing veterinary medicine.

In 1975, David moved to Stillwater, OK, and taught two years at the OSU College of Veterinarian Medicine. In 1978, he moved to Tennessee and taught for one year. A year later, in 1979, he moved back to Oklahoma, and then in 1980, he practiced medicine in Pilot Point, TX, for four years. In 1984 he moved back to Norman, OK, where he worked at the Golden Valley Vet Clinic.
It was in 1993 that Dr. G. David McCarroll built Interstate Equine Services on I-35 and Ladd Rd. in Goldsby, OK, where he was still practicing at the time of his death.

David remarried on Sept. 25, 1999, marrying Trina Heindl of Blanchard. Together they made their home in the Bridge Creek community and attended church in Newcastle. David’s work and family were his life. He was a member of numerous organizations, including AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association), OVMA (Oklahoma Vet Medical Association), AAEP, VMG, SOC, NSBA, OQHA, and AQHA. He had worked hard and was proud to be appointed as “The Official Veterinarian” for the American Quarter Horse Association.

David was a lifelong student and educator in the equine industry. He was an avid reader, enjoyed photography, buying all kinds of technical gadgets, and greatly enjoyed snow skiing with his family.
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