[May 10, 2013] Local radio personality dies Tweet May 11, 2013 (Odessa American - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- After 13 days in the hospital, former radio personality Brad Holcomb died from his injuries Thursday night at Medical Center Hospital. "He was just an amazing guy to work for. He was encouraging, always tried to help people out," Keri Teegarden, who worked with Holcomb, said. "I am just in total shock because I really felt like he was going to pull through it." A Texas Department of Public Safety official said on April 26 Holcomb was facing east at the intersection of Highway 385 and 87th Street when a vehicle, attempting to dodge another vehicle, crashed into Holcomb's 2008 GMC Sierra. Holcomb was transported to Medical Center Hospital, where he died at 8:08 p.m. Thursday, the official said. Since arriving on the Odessa radio scene in 1985, Holcomb worked at various stations before purchasing KODM-FM. Then in 1998, Holcomb changed careers, doing voice-over work for TV and radio stations and working for First Alarm, a security firm that caters to homes and small businesses. Steve Driscoll, who said he worked with Holcomb for 10 years, said his best memory of Holcomb is when the man went out of his way to make space at the radio station to give Driscoll a job. "He made a spot for me basically," Driscoll said. "That's the kind of guy he was." Teegarden said when she worked at the radio station, one employee didn't have a vehicle to drive to work, so Holcomb gave the woman a vehicle so she could get to work. She also said the people at the radio station grew up as a family. "Everybody at the station had kids at the same time. We thought there was something in the water," Teegarden said. "So we all raised our kids together." Byron McWilliams, pastor at First Baptist Church Odessa and personal friend of Holcomb, said his son and Holcomb's sons were close friends. "I think the thing that was probably best about Brad is he was a great father," McWilliams said. "My reaction more than anything was grief for his family, but also I believe the Odessa community as a whole will miss him." Follow Odessa American on twitter @OdessaAmerican, like us on Facebook at Odessa American or call 432-333-7714 for the main newsroom line. ___ (c)2013 the Odessa American (Odessa, Texas) Visit the Odessa American (Odessa, Texas) at www.oaoa.com Distributed by MCT Information Services [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]