Bob Shelton:  

CLASS OF 1963
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Kilgore High SchoolClass of 1963
Kilgore, TX
LeTourneau UniversityClass of 1994
Longview, TX
Kilgore CollegeClass of 1974
Kilgore, TX
East Texas Police AcademyClass of 1972
Kilgore, TX

Bob's Story

Life A couple of years after high school I joined the US Navy and served two tours in Viet Nam, one aboard the USS Forrestal, and another as a River Rat on an assault landing craft in the rivers of 'Nam. After a couple of other "world tours" and finally returning home, I went back to school, where I graduated from Kilgore College and later from LeTourneau University with a BS in Business Management. I served in law enforcement for over 30 years, working as a patrol officer, Detective Sergeant, Shift Commander, and several years as Police Chief. A little later, I "ran for" and was elected Mayor of White Oak. Upon my first retirement, I worked as a Corporate Security Manager for Trinity Industries, Inc. and traveled extensively. For several years I have also been involved in a ministry which serves motorcycle clubs and associations. Several years ago, I had the good fortune of being one of the primary characters in a historical book, "Sailors To The End", which details the US Navy's worse disaster since World War II. Since the boo...Expand for more
k's release, several TV networks have done specials on that event and there has been talk of a movie of the incident. After my second "retirement", I started a Private Investigation agency, have done government contract work, in addition to serving on staff at a Council of Government; where I specialized in Homeland Security issues. In August '07, I retired again - for the final time. Now ... I have the opportunity to putter-around in my recently built shop. When I get bored, I'll throw a leg over the motorcycle and tour some of the United States that I haven't seen before. I sometimes go treasure hunting with my metal detector, and though I have not found that big pot of gold yet, I haven't given up hope. <grin> One of my other hobbies is photographing old Texas courthouses and I now have all 254 of them in my personal collection, including a variety of more recently built ones. "You only go around once in life." If you waste this trip, you don't get another chance! Maranatha! Want more BS, go to bobshelton.mysite.com
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Yearbooks

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1963 Yearbook
Kilgore High School
KILGORE, TX
Kilgore High School 1962 yearbook cover photo
1962 Yearbook
Kilgore High School
KILGORE, TX
Kilgore High School 1961 yearbook cover photo
1961 Yearbook
Kilgore High School
KILGORE, TX
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Reunions
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Jun 1, 2023
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Sep 4, 2018
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I have been a history enthusiast for many years. I have traveled a lot of roads and highways and pig trails across this state and this nation for years. Yeah, in the earlier days it was sometimes by train or bus or even a
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Sometimes we confuse the receipt of information with the ability to obtain accurate knowledge. Basically, “information” informs us of something, which does not necessarily prove to be accurate, while “knowledge” is general
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I could potentially tell a long story about my first experience with discovering something that is now commonly known as the “Serenity Prayer. At the time of my specific revelation, I had recently returned to the United St
A couple of us were recently discussing the following verses, which does confuse some people. It is easy to take them out of context, but we must remember to pay close attention to the clues that are provided. In reality,
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It is an interesting agenda and it appears somewhat innocent on the surface, but is much more deceptive and threatening than many people recognize. Many people have not only come to accept it as the new norm, but there are
The situation is far more complex than most people imagine, and much too complicated for me to try to describe in such a short writing. For a few minutes, let us look at what some might call a “religious faith”. There are
I tried to find the most simple and uncluttered map of the region that I could, in the hopes that it might help us to better understand some of what I am writing about. This pictorial depiction and a little simple research
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