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The Battalion, Thursday, April 26, 1979
DG stands for ‘Damn Good,’ or‘Deaf Guy’
By KRIS WIESE
Battalion Reporter
Bill “DG” Coombs has a
typical college dorm room
with the usual clutter of
books, beer cans, dirty
clothes and people coming in
and out. In cut-offs and
T-shirt, he is a typical active
college student — almost.
Coombs, a graduating
senior in business manage
ment, has been totally deaf
since he was 8 years old.
But his deafness doesn’t
interfere with his life. And his
list of activities and achieve
ments as an Aggie is longer
than that of the average stu
dent.
Coombs is a resident of
Moses Hall and has been
since he started classes at
Texas A&M four years ago.
He jumped right into dorm
activities, Coombs said. He
has served as a floor repre
sentative and for the past two
years, as public relations offi
cer.
He is also active in the
Management Society and the
Snow Ski Club.
Coombs said communica
tion is not a problem either in
his officer position or in his
daily activities.
After attending a school for
the deaf in San Antonio for
four years (grades 2-5),
Coombs learned to read lips.
He can understand people
easily so long as they talk
slowly. Coombs attributes his
clear speech to his knowing
how to talk before he went
deaf.