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Name

Mitchell, Robert K. "Bob"

Othernames

Robert Kenneth "Bob" Mitchell

Born

05/17/1934

Birthplace

Troup, Texas

Places of residence

Korea and Ft. Leonard Wood with U.S. Army
New Braunfels with TDPS Highway Patrol
Tyler, Austin, Waco with Texas Rangers

Father

Erby D. Mitchell

Mother

Ruth Skillern Mitchell

Education

Elkhart High School
Henderson County Junior College on football scholarship
Central Texas College and Austin Community College

Notes

Enlisted, TDPS Highway Patrol, April 1, 1958
Transferred, Texas Rangers Company "B", December 1, 1967
Promoted, Sergeant, January 1972
Promoted and transferred, Captain, Company "F", September 1, 1974
Retired, June 30, 1992

Bob Mitchell was born in Troup, Texas, to Erby D. Mitchell and Ruth (Skillern) Mitchell. He graduated from Elkhart High School in 1952, then attended Henderson County Junior College. After college, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in Korea. Upon returning to the states, he married Jerry Busby of Waxahachie, Texas, in August 1956 and completed his military service at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.

He began his training with the Texas Department of Public Safety in April 1958 and served 35 years of faithful service. He served as a State Trooper in New Braunfels, Texas, prior to becoming a Texas Ranger on Dec. 1, 1967. As a Ranger, he was stationed in Tyler, Austin and Waco, where he served as Captain of Co. F Texas Rangers for 18 years. He retired in 1992 from the Dept. of Public Safety, but never stopped being a Ranger. In retirement, he continued to support the interest of law enforcement and served on the Ft. Fisher Advisory Board. He also served on the board of the Texas Ranger Association Foundation. In 2000, he served as interim Sheriff of McLennan County for eight months and was proud of his association with the personnel of the McLennan County Sheriff's Department. He was a member of the Northside Church of Christ and the Baylor Masonic Lodge. He passed away June 18, 2007, at home in Waco after a long battle with cancer.