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| DR. KEVIN TEAL NEUROSURGEON "THE ROLE OF FAITH IN HEALING" March 18, 2012 |
| THE HONORABLE ELZIE D. ODOM FORMER MAYOR OF ARLINGTON, TX "COUNTING MY BLESSINGS" March 11, 2012 |
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Elzie D. Odom. Former Mayor Odom was born in 1929 in
the rural community of Shankleville in Southeast Texas.
The community was founded and named for his Great,
Great Grandfather, Jim Shankle. Jim had been a slave on
a Mississippi plantation when he married Winnie who was
also a slave and had three slave children. Shortly after
they married, Winnie, and her children were sold to a
Texas Slave-owner. Jim ran away from the Mississippi
plantation and walked more than 400 miles to find his
Winnie in Texas. They were re-united and raised Winnie's
three children and six of their own in what became
Shankleville, Texas. Mayor Odom was born and raised in
that small all black community. In spite of his humble
background, he has enjoyed a 65 year marriage to his
lovely and loyal wife, two successful children, and six
wonderful grandchildren. He was the first black elected
official in Orange County, Arlington, Texas in 1965 and the
fifth black Postal Inspector in the nation in 1967.
the rural community of Shankleville in Southeast Texas.
The community was founded and named for his Great,
Great Grandfather, Jim Shankle. Jim had been a slave on
a Mississippi plantation when he married Winnie who was
also a slave and had three slave children. Shortly after
they married, Winnie, and her children were sold to a
Texas Slave-owner. Jim ran away from the Mississippi
plantation and walked more than 400 miles to find his
Winnie in Texas. They were re-united and raised Winnie's
three children and six of their own in what became
Shankleville, Texas. Mayor Odom was born and raised in
that small all black community. In spite of his humble
background, he has enjoyed a 65 year marriage to his
lovely and loyal wife, two successful children, and six
wonderful grandchildren. He was the first black elected
official in Orange County, Arlington, Texas in 1965 and the
fifth black Postal Inspector in the nation in 1967.
| Kevin R. Teal, M.D. grew up in Dallas, Texas, graduated from St. Mark’s School of Texas and went on to complete his B.A. in Psychology at Princeton. In 1991, he graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Teal completed his internship and residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas from 1991 to 1997, serving as Chief Resident during that time with specialties in cerebra vascular and spinal surgery. From 1997 to 2001, Dr. Teal served as a staff neurosurgeon at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. In 2001 he moved to Arlington to join the staff of Arlington Neurosurgical and Spine Associates. Dr. Teal is very active in the community offering information about neurosurgery through discussions and lectures. He attained board certification by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in November 2000 and is an active member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, among other medical organizations. Dr. Teal is an ordained Baptist Minister and is involved in prison ministry. “I thank God for allowing me to see his handiwork up close,” says Dr. Teal. Additionally Dr. Teal thanks his family for their support, “My supportive wife Yvonne makes my hectic schedule possible. My children Gabriel and Carissa help me focus on what’s important in other areas of life,” he says. Dr. Teal started his own practice in September 2003, Immanuel Brian, Spine and Nerve Surgery P.A. |