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ometimes the measure of a man cannot be summed up in words, but in the legacy that he leaves behind. And sometimes, the stars align in just a way, that destiny takes hold and manifests itself in such a profound and unexpected way. Gatesville native, Dr. Tommy Davidson, proved that greatness in his community and the legacy in which he left will impact all those who crossed his path. Tommy graduated from Gatesville High School in 1974 and was recruited and wound up lettering for the Baylor Bears from 1975-77, getting the opportunity to play for his dad who was offensive coordinator at the time. Enjoying college life, Tommy made the most of his time at Baylor, once winning Best Beard among his teammates during his four years on the Baylor football team -- a natural redhead, he had a really full red beard! He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Baylor University in Exercise Physiology. The stars aligned when Nina Hatalsky traveled from her native Whittier, California, site unseen, to Texas 10 Our Hometowns | Volume 2 Issue 1
A&M University for grad school. Tommy, who was finishing his doctoral studies, had the same advisor and part time job as Nina in the Woodlands setting up health and fitness programs. The commute together from College Station to the Woodlands for work each week, and lunch together every day helped them to get to know one another quite well. “It was awfully accelerated,” Nina mused. While at A&M, Tommy had been a Physical Therapist Aide as a Grad Student and loved it, but chose chiropractic instead of physical therapy. “Chiropractic appealed to Tommy because he would be able to diagnose, form a treatment plan and follow patient treatment care,” added Nina. After marrying in 1984, the Davidsons moved back to her hometown of Whittier, California for Tommy to go to Los Angeles Chiropractic College on the old Lowell High School campus in Whittier, CA where he received his Doctorate of Chiropractics. “Strangely enough it was in Whittier, where I grew up, and the college had moved and was
