T. Bradford Willis was born April 3, 1953, in Waco, Texas. A fifth-generation Wacoan, he was the son of Hester M. Beck Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr.
Dr. Willis attended Saint Alban's Memorial School and later the Waco Public Schools, graduating from Richfield High School in 1971. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 8 at the First Methodist Church of Waco. He received a B.S. degree, cum laude, in Biology in 1975, and an M.S.D. degree from Baylor University in 1983. He was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Beta Beta Beta while at Baylor.
He received his D.D.S. degree from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1979. He was a member and chapter historian of Delta Sigma Delta and was the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from the UTDB Alumni Association in 1979. He later received a certificate in pediatric dentistry from the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1981, and established a private dental practice in Waco. He was a member of the active medical staff of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. He practiced pediatric dentistry for thirty four years in Waco and a few years in Marlin, Texas. In April 2021, he established the Thomas L. Willis, MD, DDS and T. Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD Scholarship in Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston.
Active in a faith community, he served as an Acolyte in his youth and later served on the Administrative Board of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco, and as its church historian for many years. In the early 1990s, he served as a member and later as the chair of the Commission on Archives and History of the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was later a member of the Cox Chapel community of the Highland Park Methodist Church and served on the Altar Guild of Cox Memorial Chapel. In 2016, he became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco where he served as church historian and a deacon.
Active in the local community, he served as a board member of the Historic Waco Foundation and as an officer of the McLennan County Historical Commission. He applied for and obtained four Texas Historical Markers and one United Methodist Historic Site Marker.
He was appointed by the National Park Service/Department of the Interior to serve as a consulting party to a review of Section 106 of the National Historical Preservation Act for First Street Cemetery/Fort Fisher Park. His research resulted in the compilation of Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco and later a photographic survey of all surviving grave markers at this National Register eligible cemetery. He later served on the 150th Anniversary Committee of the McLennan County Medical Society.
For many years, he was a contributor on Find A Grave and a volunteer photographer for the Organ Historical Society. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Texas Society of the War of 1812, and the Sons of the Republic of Texas. He was also a life member of the Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library and a member of the Hedonia Club of Waco.
Dr. Willis attended Saint Alban's Memorial School and later the Waco Public Schools, graduating from Richfield High School in 1971. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 8 at the First Methodist Church of Waco. He received a B.S. degree, cum laude, in Biology in 1975, and an M.S.D. degree from Baylor University in 1983. He was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Beta Beta Beta while at Baylor.
He received his D.D.S. degree from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1979. He was a member and chapter historian of Delta Sigma Delta and was the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from the UTDB Alumni Association in 1979. He later received a certificate in pediatric dentistry from the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1981, and established a private dental practice in Waco. He was a member of the active medical staff of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. He practiced pediatric dentistry for thirty four years in Waco and a few years in Marlin, Texas. In April 2021, he established the Thomas L. Willis, MD, DDS and T. Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD Scholarship in Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston.
Active in a faith community, he served as an Acolyte in his youth and later served on the Administrative Board of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco, and as its church historian for many years. In the early 1990s, he served as a member and later as the chair of the Commission on Archives and History of the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was later a member of the Cox Chapel community of the Highland Park Methodist Church and served on the Altar Guild of Cox Memorial Chapel. In 2016, he became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco where he served as church historian and a deacon.
Active in the local community, he served as a board member of the Historic Waco Foundation and as an officer of the McLennan County Historical Commission. He applied for and obtained four Texas Historical Markers and one United Methodist Historic Site Marker.
He was appointed by the National Park Service/Department of the Interior to serve as a consulting party to a review of Section 106 of the National Historical Preservation Act for First Street Cemetery/Fort Fisher Park. His research resulted in the compilation of Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco and later a photographic survey of all surviving grave markers at this National Register eligible cemetery. He later served on the 150th Anniversary Committee of the McLennan County Medical Society.
For many years, he was a contributor on Find A Grave and a volunteer photographer for the Organ Historical Society. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Texas Society of the War of 1812, and the Sons of the Republic of Texas. He was also a life member of the Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library and a member of the Hedonia Club of Waco.
T. Bradford Willis was born April 3, 1953, in Waco, Texas. A fifth-generation Wacoan, he was the son of Hester M. Beck Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr.
Dr. Willis attended Saint Alban's Memorial School and later the Waco Public Schools, graduating from Richfield High School in 1971. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 8 at the First Methodist Church of Waco. He received a B.S. degree, cum laude, in Biology in 1975, and an M.S.D. degree from Baylor University in 1983. He was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Beta Beta Beta while at Baylor.
He received his D.D.S. degree from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1979. He was a member and chapter historian of Delta Sigma Delta and was the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from the UTDB Alumni Association in 1979. He later received a certificate in pediatric dentistry from the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1981, and established a private dental practice in Waco. He was a member of the active medical staff of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. He practiced pediatric dentistry for thirty four years in Waco and a few years in Marlin, Texas. In April 2021, he established the Thomas L. Willis, MD, DDS and T. Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD Scholarship in Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston.
Active in a faith community, he served as an Acolyte in his youth and later served on the Administrative Board of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco, and as its church historian for many years. In the early 1990s, he served as a member and later as the chair of the Commission on Archives and History of the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was later a member of the Cox Chapel community of the Highland Park Methodist Church and served on the Altar Guild of Cox Memorial Chapel. In 2016, he became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco where he served as church historian and a deacon.
Active in the local community, he served as a board member of the Historic Waco Foundation and as an officer of the McLennan County Historical Commission. He applied for and obtained four Texas Historical Markers and one United Methodist Historic Site Marker.
He was appointed by the National Park Service/Department of the Interior to serve as a consulting party to a review of Section 106 of the National Historical Preservation Act for First Street Cemetery/Fort Fisher Park. His research resulted in the compilation of Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco and later a photographic survey of all surviving grave markers at this National Register eligible cemetery. He later served on the 150th Anniversary Committee of the McLennan County Medical Society.
For many years, he was a contributor on Find A Grave and a volunteer photographer for the Organ Historical Society. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Texas Society of the War of 1812, and the Sons of the Republic of Texas. He was also a life member of the Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library and a member of the Hedonia Club of Waco.
Dr. Willis attended Saint Alban's Memorial School and later the Waco Public Schools, graduating from Richfield High School in 1971. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 8 at the First Methodist Church of Waco. He received a B.S. degree, cum laude, in Biology in 1975, and an M.S.D. degree from Baylor University in 1983. He was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Beta Beta Beta while at Baylor.
He received his D.D.S. degree from The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston in 1979. He was a member and chapter historian of Delta Sigma Delta and was the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from the UTDB Alumni Association in 1979. He later received a certificate in pediatric dentistry from the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1981, and established a private dental practice in Waco. He was a member of the active medical staff of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. He practiced pediatric dentistry for thirty four years in Waco and a few years in Marlin, Texas. In April 2021, he established the Thomas L. Willis, MD, DDS and T. Bradford Willis, DDS, MSD Scholarship in Pediatric Dentistry at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston.
Active in a faith community, he served as an Acolyte in his youth and later served on the Administrative Board of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco, and as its church historian for many years. In the early 1990s, he served as a member and later as the chair of the Commission on Archives and History of the Central Texas Conference of The United Methodist Church. He was later a member of the Cox Chapel community of the Highland Park Methodist Church and served on the Altar Guild of Cox Memorial Chapel. In 2016, he became a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco where he served as church historian and a deacon.
Active in the local community, he served as a board member of the Historic Waco Foundation and as an officer of the McLennan County Historical Commission. He applied for and obtained four Texas Historical Markers and one United Methodist Historic Site Marker.
He was appointed by the National Park Service/Department of the Interior to serve as a consulting party to a review of Section 106 of the National Historical Preservation Act for First Street Cemetery/Fort Fisher Park. His research resulted in the compilation of Some Notable Persons in First Street Cemetery of Waco and later a photographic survey of all surviving grave markers at this National Register eligible cemetery. He later served on the 150th Anniversary Committee of the McLennan County Medical Society.
For many years, he was a contributor on Find A Grave and a volunteer photographer for the Organ Historical Society. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Texas Society of the War of 1812, and the Sons of the Republic of Texas. He was also a life member of the Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library and a member of the Hedonia Club of Waco.
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