Donald Cowart

Quick Facts

Full Name	Donald Cowart
Occupation	Attorney
Date Of Birth	Dec 16, 1947(1947-12-16)
Age	77
Date Of Death	April 28, 2019, Fallbrook, CA
Birthplace	Henderson
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Donald Cowart Biography

Donald Cowart is one of the most popular and richest Attorney who was born on December 16, 1947 in Henderson, United States.

On July 25, 1973 Cowart was a 25-year-old US Air Force Reserve pilot working with his father, a cattle rancher and real estate broker in Henderson, TX. The accident occurred as they returned to their car after inspecting a tract of land they were considering for purchase. A nearby underground pipeline was leaking propane gas – which unlike natural gas is heavier than air and thus collects in low areas such as the creek bed near which they had parked – and as they started the car the propane exploded.

Cowart spoke on patient rights in the US and abroad. His life and his reflections on what has happened to him challenged medicine’s understanding of itself as a moral practice. A documentary of his plight titled Please Let Me Die was filmed in 1974, with a follow-up documentary titled Dax’s Case filmed in 1984. Cowart’s case illustrates several issues of patient autonomy.

Donald Cowart Net Worth

Donald Cowart is one of the richest Attorney from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald Cowart 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Donald Herbert Cowart (December 16, 1947 – April 28, 2019), better known as Dax Cowart, was an attorney and a former United States Air Force pilot who served in the Vietnam War. He was born in Henderson, Texas. In 1973, Cowart sustained debilitating injuries from a propane gas explosion that resulted in the loss of his hands and eyes. He suffered significant hearing loss, and was so severely burned over most of his body that the only place where his skin remained undamaged was on the bottom of his feet. Prior to the accident, he was known to his family and friends as Don or Donnie; however, after the accident he changed his first name to Dax because it was a rather uncommon name, easier for him to write, and it helped to avoid the embarrassment he felt after responding to someone he thought was addressing him, only to discover they were addressing someone else with the same name.

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Who is Donald Cowart Dating?

According to our records, Donald Cowart married to Samantha Berryessa. As of December 1, 2023, Donald Cowart’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Don Ranked on the list of most popular Attorney. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Donald Cowart celebrates birthday on December 16 of every year.

Was Dax Cowart married?

Mr. Cowart died on April 28 at his home in Fall Brook, Calif., at 71. His wife, Samantha Berryessa Cowart , said the cause was complications of leukemia and liver cancer.

How old was Dax Cowart when he was injured?

In 1973, 25-year-old Dax Cowart, former captain of his high school football team, former Air Force pilot, rodeo rider, and aspiring commercial pilot, was severely burned as a result of a freak accident.

How long was Dax Cowart in the hospital?

It left Cowart blind, with his hearing impaired, and with limited use of his arms. His burns have disfigured his once-handsome face and only one joint of one thumb remains on his hands. Cowart spent the 14 months after the explosion in excrutiating pain, caused particularly by daily immersions to sterilize his burns.

How did Dax Cowart get burned?

In 1973, Cowart sustained debilitating injuries from a propane gas explosion that resulted in the loss of his hands and eyes. He suffered significant hearing loss, and was so severely burned over most of his body that the only place where his skin remained undamaged was on the bottom of his feet.

What is patient's autonomy?

In medical practice, autonomy is usually expressed as the right of competent adults to make informed decisions about their own medical care. The principle underlies the requirement to seek the consent or informed agreement of the patient before any investigation or treatment takes place.