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Name |
Hickman, Leo |
Born |
04/25/1928 |
Birthplace |
Rockdale, Texas |
Places of residence |
Childress with Texas Rangers |
Father |
Matthew Hickman |
Mother |
Mary Ellen Kyle Hickman |
Notes |
Enlisted, TDPS Highway Patrol, June 20, 1956 Transferred, Texas Rangers Company "C", January 1, 1971 Promoted to Sergeant at unknown date Retired January 31, 2001 Leo Hickman was born Thursday, April 5, 1928 in Rockdale, Texas to Matthew and Mary Ellen (Kyle) Hickman. He and Billye married on September 2, 1949 in Beaumont, Texas. Leo joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in 1956. Leo was a 4th generation law enforcement officer and had always aspired to be a Texas Ranger. He fulfilled that dream in 1971, and upon his retirement was the oldest active Texas Ranger at age 72. He loved his job, and was an expert marksman. Leo was a great husband and father who raised four children. He was a Christian man and was a member of the Childress Church of Christ. He has lived in Childress, Texas since 1971. |
Occupation |
TDPS Highway Patrol 1956-1971 Texas Rangers 1971-2001 Special Investigator, Childress District Attorney's Office, 2001-? |
Spouse |
Billye Hickman |
Deceased |
02/09/2014 |
Deceased where |
Childress, Texas |
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