More detail on this person: Clarence Davidson
Adams III passed away on Tuesday, August 11,
2015 surrounded by his loving wife and children.
David was born in Eunice, Louisiana in 1946 then
grew up in Houston, Texas. He enlisted in the US
Army in 1969 under the Warrant Officer Flight
Training program, earned his wings in April of
1970 and was immediately assigned to Vietnam as
a Cobra Attack Helicopter pilot. Then after 11
years as a Helicopter Pilot, David transitioned
into fixed-wing aircraft and spent the last 12
years of his career serving as the pilot in
command of numerous types of Military Intelligence
collection aircraft, his favorite was his beloved
Mohawk over the skies of Germany. His last
combat deployment was to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He retired
from the Army in 1992 with over 1,500 combat
hours best of all his number of landings always
equaled his number of take-offs! David then
started his own business, The Homes of the
Greater Fort Hood Area magazine. After he sold the
business in 2007, he started publishing the
newsletter for the 9,000 member-strong VHPA
(Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association).
David married his wife Linda in 1974 while they
were both living in Austin, Texas. They were
married for over 41 years and have two beautiful
children, one son Jeffrey David and a daughter
Annika Lynn. David also enjoyed running his cattle
ranch in east Texas. He turned the place into a
wild game sanctuary as the one place where the
deer weren't hunted, the ducks had their own
feeders, the fish were there strictly for the kids
to catch and the squirrels had their run of the
place. When asked who owned the Rocking A
Ranch, he always replied "Actually the cattle own
it, I just buy the feed and do everything possible
to keep them healthy and happy!"
David enjoyed traveling with his wife to visit the
many friends they maintained contract with from
the military spread out across the globe. He was
also an amazing story teller and writer. David
loved spending time with family and was very close
to his two beloved children. They spent so much
time together and truly cherished every moment of
life.
All of the support, kindness and condolences have
meant so much to us. We will celebrate David's
life, and all that he meant to us, and we hope you
can attend. Visitation will be held on Sunday,
August 16, 2015 from 6:00p.m. until 9:00p.m. with
his funeral service at 3:30p.m., Monday, August
17, 2015 all at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral
Home in Pflugerville suburb of Austin, TX. For
additional service details and directions visit
www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com. Hotels near the
Adams' home in Round Rock, Texas are Holiday
Inn Austin North - Round Rock (2370 Chisolm Trail
Round Rock, TX 78681) and Hilton Garden Inn
Austin/Round Rock (2310 N Interstate 35, Round
Rock, TX, 78681).
His family hopes to see or hear from you soon. It
was a very long year, a difficult struggle against
harrowing odds, where the love of his life, his
darling Linda never left his side. He flew away
from this world, with his family holding his hands
and now is finally in peace with so many of his
best friends. What a party they are all having
right now! In his own words "It's been an honor to
fly with you. Wheels in the well - Sugar Hotel"
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