Company History

Our founder, Ollie Livingston serves in the United States Army as an audiologist testing the hearing of U.S. servicemen.

Ollie Livingston completes military service, moves to Lubbock and opens Livingston Hearing Aid Center.

Livingston expands service to care for the hearing impaired in rural West Texas.

Weekly service centers are established in Lamesa, Snyder, Brownfield, Tulia, Denver City and Plainview.

Richard Davila named Kiwanian of the year.

Richard Davila joins Ollie Livingston to serve as staff audiologist. Expands service area to 16 West Texas counties.

Ollie Livingston retires.

Richard Davila purchases Livingston Hearing Aid Center from Ollie Livingston. Richard’s daughter, Myra Davila joins practice. Richard leads lobbying efforts in Washington on matters to protect the hearing impaired.

Livingston Hearing Aid Center now employs 4 Dispensers and 2 staff members. Richard Davila chairs legislative committee during 70th Texas Legislature.

Richard Davila is cited by the Texas Hearing Aid Association for his work drafting legislation for the hearing aid profession in Austin.

June 8th, Richard Davila, 42, dies of heart attack. Practice continues serving West Texas under the direction of Irene Davila Jones and her husband, Ray Jones of Fort Worth. Richard Davila’s son, Richard Davila II joins practice.

Former Amarillo weatherman Len Slesick becomes Amarillo spokesman.

February, Livingston establishes office in Clovis, New Mexico; June, full-service laboratory opens to repair hearing aids while-you-wait. November, Livingston purchases practice in Amarillo.

Livingston purchases two additional practices in Amarillo and combines with existing office. Current news anchorman Bill Maddox becomes Lubbock spokesman.

July, Livingston purchases additional practice in Clovis, New Mexico. August, office opens in Odessa. Richard Davila’s youngest daughter, Debra graduates from University of Texas at Austin, begins working on doctorate in Audiology. Former news anchorman Kurt Kiser becomes Midland/Odessa spokesman.

Practice opens in Midland. Livingston Audiology and Hearing Aid Center now employs 25.

Practice opens in Abilene.

Practice opens in Albuquerque, NM. Debra Davila joins Livingston team.

Practice opens in El Paso. Debra Davila awarded Au.D. from the University of Texas.