Roll Call Tribute

Gary L. Norwood, DVM 

November 27, 1941 - March 31, 2025 

Dr. Norwood (Texas A&M '64 ’65), 83 years old, of McKinney, Texas, died March 31, 2025.

He served as a racetrack veterinarian for more than 40 years prior to retirement in 2007. During that time, Dr. Norwood worked at racetracks in Miami and New England and served as a partner at Back-Stretch Surgery and Medicine with offices at the former Arlington Downs Racetrack in Chicago; Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas; and Louisiana Downs Racetrack in Shreveport, Louisiana. Early in his career, he served in the Army Veterinary Corps during the Vietnam War.

Dr. Norwood was a past president of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) and served on several of its committees. He was also a past president of the World Equine Veterinary Association and Texas Equine Veterinary Association and was a past chair of the former Louisiana VMA (LVMA) Equine Committee. In 1981, Dr. Norwood was named LVMA Veterinarian of the Year. In 2007, the AAEP honored him with its Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Norwood is survived by his wife, Nancy, a son, and a daughter.