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Dr. David Fraze

The Path

with Christ

by Brady Simmons

avid Wayne Fraze was drink hats in a
born in Lewisville, Texas, shop somewhere.
Don September 13, 1968,
Friday the 13th. His parents named Fraze loved to be
him after his uncle, Jerry Wayne, involved in as much as he
who died in Vietnam a month could as a kid and even
earlier. This grew his curiosity and now in his later years. Even
respect for the armed forces later. though football is one of his
His parents never made it known main passions, he also loves
that they were lower class because, being creative in different
to Fraze, it always seemed like they types of arts. Mainly, he
were well off, a testament of true enjoys writing songs and
happiness. Before David was born, always led singing when
one of his sisters went up to the in college at the churches beasts fly up into the air gracefully,
preacher during Sunday school— he was attending. Anywhere he and his curiosity rose just as high.
his parents being at home—and went, he made sure he was in a
asked if, because her parents were church, and there was football After high school, it was clear
always drinking and smoking, within five miles. His passion that God was intending for him
were they going to hell? The for football drove him to want to to become a minister and study
preacher wrote their names down play in college, and his love and theology at a small, private college:
in his note pad and visited them respect for the armed forces made Lubbock Christian University.
later about what their daughter him want to be a pilot in the Air Here, he got his master's in
had said. From then on, they were Force. He started working on his theology and met a wonderful
a church-going family, and David pilot license in the early nineties woman named Lisa, a younger
grew up going to church regularly. but never got to finish; he hopes to sister to one of his college friends.
He always worked with the church do that someday. His grandfather The first time they met, she was
in some way and, like most high would take him to Love Field, and sunbathing in her backyard when
schoolers, started making money they would watch the planes take he and his friend were there for the
by working on yards—and making off. He watched the magnificent weekend. Apparently, from that

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