Biography for Nancy Lambert Davenport

April 30, 2004


Nancy Lambert Davenport
6931 Topsfield Drive
Dallas, Texas 75231-5715

EMAIL: nancdave@swbell.net
URL: http://www.nancyldavenport.com

Nancy Lambert Davenport grew up in San Antonio, graduated from the University of Texas, and married her high school sweetheart, Dick. They married in 1966 in San Antonio.

She taught high school English several years in Texas and northern Virgina from 1966 through 1970 before they began their family of three children who are now grown.

Their youngest, Austin, works for DocuCorp, International in Dallas. He is an artist and some of his work is displayed on this site. Austin has Down syndrome and as he says, "I am happy with my life". He also loves to be on stage and has been in performances with the Garland Theatre group, Garland, Texas. He also is an accomplished dancer. Liz, their middle child thrives and works in Washington, D.C., and with The Advisory Board Company assists member health care companies in strategic decision making. Richard, their oldest thoroughly enjoys everything about old books and genealogy while making a living as a landlord and working with a home and commerical materials retail giant.

From 1979 to 1984 Nancy was a teacher of infants with disabilities in San Antonio and Lubbock. Her first work with infants with disabilities was with Brighton School in San Antonio which she and Dick helped open with several other wonderfully creative families. She now enjoys informally working with families of kids of all ages as they express a need.

Nancy has served as the President of the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas and is on boards of several other organizations in Dallas and Richardson, all of which impact young people, with and without disabilities, in some way.

From 1989 until 2000 she wrote a weekly newspaper column on parenting -- often with a slant toward parenting kids with disabilities. She enjoys traveling, reading, writing, and collecting rejection slips from publishers for her yet-to-be-published book(s),  How To Raise Kids to Be Organized. She recently had an article in Focus on the Family's Senior Wise Magazine.

Nancy is also interested U.S. Cavalry posts in Texas, such as Ft.Davis, and Ft. Clark where her father was stationed as a Cavalry officer.

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Nancy Lambert Davenport
EMAIL: nancdave@swbell.net
URL: http://www.nancyldavenport.com