Duffy Ervin McBrayer, M.D. was a family physician in Hereford, Texas for most of his career. He was highly respected in his community. Upon his death he donated his body to science to help future medical doctors learn the profession he loved so much.

Duffy had a beautiful singing voice and recorded several CD recordings. He was a member of the Presbyterian church in Hereford. Obituary: HEREFORD - Dr. Duffy E. McBrayer, M.D., 69, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2007, in Amarillo. A memorial Mass of celebration will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Valdez officiating. Arrangements are by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Duffy Ervin McBrayer was born Nov. 20, 1937, in Fort Worth to Duffy Ervin McBrayer and Martha Francis McBrayer. On Easter 1976, he married his sweetheart and bride of 30 years, Claudia Marion Green McBrayer and enjoyed a lifetime of pleasures and traveling together. He was a graduate of Texas Christian University on a science scholarship. He studied for two years at the Heart Research Institute in New York before attending medical school at Southwestern in Dallas. Duffy completed his internship and residency before joining the U.S. Coast Guard, where he served as a lieutenant on the Cutter Mackinac. Dr. Duffy McBrayer moved to Hereford in 1968 and established his medical practice. During his years in practice, he served as the chief of staff at the Hereford Regional Medical Center for many years. He served as warden and lay minister at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hereford, as president of the Hereford Community Concert Association and was on the opera board of Amarillo. Duffy had a passion for singing. He loved to sing opera. A retired Hereford physician, longtime Hereford civic leader and entrepreneur, Dr. Duffy McBrayer made numerous contributions to the community of Hereford. On Jan. 13, 2005, he was presented by the Chamber of Commerce the prestigious Hereford "Bull Chip" Award and in February 2006 was honored as the Hereford Lions Club's "Citizen of the Year for 2005." Dr. Duffy was an entrepreneur in many ways. Most recently, he led an all-out effort as chairman of the steering committee to locate a branch campus of the Amarillo College in Hereford. The campus has grown such that it surpassed all expectations of both Dr. Duffy and Amarillo College. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Lance of Lubbock and Jeff of Albuquerque, N.M.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Anthony's Catholic School of Hereford, the American Lung Association, Amarillo Opera or the Hereford Branch of Amarillo College.