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|spouse=Debra Denise Woodson Waldrop (married c. 1990-2021, his death)

|spouse=Debra Denise Woodson Waldrop (married c. 1990-2021, his death)

|children=Duncan Waldrop<br>

|children=Duncan Waldrop<br>

Evan Pierce Waldrop

Evan Pierce Waldrop<br>

Barbara Fay Drennan Waldrop

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==Backgrouind==

==Backgrouind==

Waldrop was born in Lamesa in Dawson County in West Texas to Gordon V. Waldrop, I (1933-2013),<ref>Gordon V Waldrop (1933-2013) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed May 17, 2021.</ref> and the former Barbara Fay Drennan (1934-2020; the parents later divorced.<ref>Obituary | Barbara Fay Drennan Waldrop | Muffley Funeral Home, Inc.  accessed May 17, 2021.</ref>. He was reared on a [[cotton]] farm on the South Plains. He graduated in 1980 as the valedictorian of Lamesa High School,<ref name=obit/> where he met his wife of thirty years, the former Debra Denise Woodson.<ref>Debra Waldrop (Denise), 56 - Austin, TX Background Report at MyLife.com™, accessed May 17, 2021}}</ref> He worked his way through the [[University of Texas at Austin]] by managing a cotton farm in Dawson County. He graduated in 1984 from UT with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Plan II Honors Program, with concentration in philosophy. In 1987, he obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the UT Law School.<ref name=obit/>

Waldrop was born in Lamesa in Dawson County in West Texas to Gordon V. Waldrop, I (1933-2013), who is interred at the Dawson County Cemetery,<ref>Gordon V Waldrop (1933-2013) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed May 17, 2021.</ref> and the former Barbara Fay Drennan (1934-2020; the parents later divorced.<ref>Obituary | Barbara Fay Drennan Waldrop | Muffley Funeral Home, Inc., accessed May 17, 2021.</ref>. He was reared on a [[cotton]] farm on the South Plains. He graduated in 1980 as the valedictorian of Lamesa High School,<ref name=obit/> where he met his wife of thirty years, the former Debra Denise Woodson.<ref>Debra Waldrop (Denise), 56 - Austin, TX Background Report at MyLife.com™, accessed May 17, 2021}}</ref> He worked his way through the [[University of Texas at Austin]] by managing a cotton farm in Dawson County. He graduated in 1984 from UT with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Plan II Honors Program, with concentration in philosophy. In 1987, he obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the UT Law School.<ref name=obit/>

==Career==

==Career==

Outside the legal profession, Waldrop had multiple talents and interests. An avid reader, he excelled at  music, woodworking, sailing, chess, pool, darts, poker, and dancing. He studied [[piano]] throughout his childhood and teenage years and played trumpet in his high school band. At UT, he played trumpet in Longhorn Band and sang tenor with the UT Varsity Singers. For a quarter century, the music director of the Bar & Grill Singers, in which role he spent countless hours arranging music. He performed at the Paramount Theater in Austin and in functions across the county. From 2009 to 2016, he directed two youth bands founded by his sons Duncan and Pierce and their friends, for whom he was the vocal coach, music director, arranger, and producer.<ref name=obit/>  

Outside the legal profession, Waldrop had multiple talents and interests. An avid reader, he excelled at  music, woodworking, sailing, chess, pool, darts, poker, and dancing. He studied [[piano]] throughout his childhood and teenage years and played trumpet in his high school band. At UT, he played trumpet in Longhorn Band and sang tenor with the UT Varsity Singers. For a quarter century, the music director of the Bar & Grill Singers, in which role he spent countless hours arranging music. He performed at the Paramount Theater in Austin and in functions across the county. From 2009 to 2016, he directed two youth bands founded by his sons Duncan and Pierce and their friends, for whom he was the vocal coach, music director, arranger, and producer.<ref name=obit/>  

In addition to his wife and sons, Judge Waldrop had two surviving brothers, Gordon Waldrop, II, and Stan Waldrop. A third brother, Brant Waldrop, is deceased.<ref name=obit/>  

In addition to his wife and sons, Judge Waldrop had two surviving brothers, Gordon Waldrop, II, of Muleshoe in County and Stan S. Waldrop of Lamesa. A third brother, T. Brant Waldrop, is deceased.<ref name=obit/>  

==References==

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