Melinda Bailey
Toddy Deatherage
I didn’t know much about Toddy Deatherage before this interview. Let me just say I’m so thankful for his bravery to open up. Toddy is a pool player from Texas who now resides in Minnesota. He has unique stance, but an amazing story, presence and heart. Let’s find out more about Toddy! Q: Where were you born and where did you grow up? I was found at a Police Station in Seoul, South Korea. I was abandoned and they estimated I was approximately 2 years old at the time I was found. I was then taken to an Orphanage where I stayed there until I was adopted. Within less than a year, I flew from Seoul, South Korea into Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Airport to be
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united with my parents on January 23, 1981. I grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas and have lived there most of my life (until recently). Q: That is so heartwarming you were adopted so soon after being at the orphanage. How did that happen so quickly? Well, there is a non-profit organization for Little People called the Little
People of America (LPA) and they have an adoption committee that searches for children with dwarfism around the world. My Mum and Dad were informed that there was a boy (me!) at the orphanage in Seoul, South Korea when they were searching for a boy to adopt. Q: How and when did you start playing pool?