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David Joe Prater

was born May 21, 1953 in Sands Springs, Oklahoma and raised in south Texas. The youngest of seven kids born to John and Freda Prater, he moved to Midland in his late teens and played with various bands before hooking up with Arley in 1971. Joe was not only blessed with a rare talent for drums but also with a nose for engines, and is a crackerjack mechanic.

A widower since August 26, 2002 when his lovely wife Juanita succumbed to an inherited lung disease, he resides in Midland, Texas with his dogs Jo-Jo (half Husky/half Wolf), Whitey (a beautiful solid white mix-breed), and Oscar (Daschund). Juanita Lenore Brasuell Prater bore him two sons, David Jr. and Jason, and a daughter, Brandi Prater Rodriguez, each of whom have provided Joe with grandchildren.

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