David is now the happy owner of Flint Custom Hatters (www.flinthat.com) in Lubbock, Texas, but before he took up the trade, he was an Agricultural teacher at Hamlin, Independent School District. And although he’s changed hats, so to speak, David still values himself and his work based on how well he has taught others. He feels God has blessed him with his employees, especially one young man, Michael Prewitt, who has worked with David for four years. “I like to judge how well I can make a

November/December 2005