David Burgher
reminisces about
his 28-year career at
Baylor Scott & White
Dallas Foundation
as he moves on to
the next chapter in
his life—retirement.
FOUNDATION PROFILE
David Burgher:
A Heart for
Serving Others
David and Nancy Burgher
or David, reaching out to the and friends who were in the hospital and Dr. Burgher said. “He taught us to stay the
patients and families at the provided support by praying with them, course, to remain faithful to our own and to
hospital was more than a job. offering a Baylor six-pack of water and the Lord, to persevere, to wait on the Lord
leaving them with parking passes. and to trust our provider and protector.”
He considered it his calling.
Helping others has been David’s
Nancy, David’s wife, said that he went
Below is part of a letter from son
passion since his first job as a water boy at from being his father’s water boy to God’s to father during Dr. Burgher’s last
his father’s construction company. After water boy. deployment in 2016:
serving as a pilot in the Air Force, David
“David treated his job as a godly
“Dad, I love that the Lord in His good-
was vice president of a family-owned mission in terms of helping people when ness has placed you at Baylor for
insurance company and moved on to an they were most vulnerable, and he did these many years. I’m frequently
agency where he helped people manage it with a lot of humility and grace,” said approached by patients, family
charitable giving. Through community Robin. “Beautiful, handwritten thank you members or friends of patients whom
volunteering on boards such as Young Life, letters from the patients David touched you’ve touched with the Lord’s grace.
David crossed paths with Boone Powell Jr., were shared with me every month.” You’ve inspired me since I was little.
former CEO of Baylor Health Care System, A desire to help others runs in the
who saw his success in raising money and family. David’s son, Stephen Burgher, MD,
asked him to join Baylor.
“At the time I didn’t
think it would be the
place for me, but after
the third call I thought
maybe God was trying to
tell me something,” David
recalled. It turns out the
job was a perfect fit. As
special assistant to the
“Who my dad is and
how he has lived his
life is what has most
influenced my life.”
— Dr. Stephen Burgher
president, most of David’s
freedom to find our way and figure out
is an emergency our own vocation. You provided the
medicine physician. means, the example and the safety
Dr. Burgher said when net, and you let us fly.”
his dad would visit the
Emergency Depart-
Lindalyn Adams, who has known
ment it always made David since high school and worked at the
him proud, especially Foundation with him for 17 years, said that
how all the nurses and David is like a brother to her and he leaves
staff respected and big shoes to fill.
loved him so much.
He describes
time was spent walking
Thank you for giving each of us the
his dad as a man of
“David has such a calming presence
and is a man of the Lord,” Lindalyn said.
“I can’t explain how much it meant to the
the halls of the hospital, fulfilling Baylor integrity and a man of prayer who is patients when he prayed for them. We
Scott & White Health’s mission. steady, faithful, loyal, trustworthy and have all been richly blessed in knowing
one who will do what he says, no matter David and his wonderful family.”
Foundation president, Rowland K.
“Robin” Robinson, called him the “PWP” or
“Prayer, Water & Parking Pass” man. David
found Baylor Scott & White supporters
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the cost or timeline.
“Who my dad is and how he has lived
his life is what has most influenced my life,”
The Foundation is grateful for David’s
28 years of service, and wishes him a
happy and fulfilling retirement.