Luther Robert "Bob" ABLES, son of a newspaper printer, Luther Richmond ABLES and Elizabeth (EASLEY) ABLES, was born 30 July 1923 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas and passed away 1 January 2004 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
Bob graduated from Hubbard High School, in Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas in 1940 and enrolled in Wesleyan College to study journalism. His work was interrupted in 1942, however, by World War II when he entered the U. S. Naval Air Corps. He served in the Pacific Theater as a navigator and pilot until 1945 and was awarded the Air Medal and the Victory Medal.
After the war, Bob resumed his studies, enrolling at the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He earned his Bachelor of journalism degree in 1949 and began his journalism career, a career that took him to jobs with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Cleveland Advocate in Cleveland, Texas, and the Mexico City News in Mexico City, Mexico. While in this latter job, he pursued and earned his Master of Arts Degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude from Mexico City College in 1955.
During his academic career, Bob was also honored as a Kellogg Fellow, and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, and Sigma Delta Chi.
After completing his college work in 1955, Bob took a job teaching history and journalism at Luther Burbank High School in San Antonio, Texas. This job stirred his passion for his true calling, causing him to seek employment at the University of Texas at Austin.
While teaching in the Department of History at the University, Bob met Kathleen "Kitty" GLAZE, who also worked in the Department of History, and they were married on September 12, 1959. Together, they were the proud parents of one son and one daughter.
Bob later became an associate professor of History and Government at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas and at Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth, Texas. He returned to The University of Texas to complete his PhD in Educational Administration in 1970. He wrote articles for various Texas historical journals and continued to teach in colleges and secondary schools until he retired.
Bob was preceded in death by:
Father, Luther Richmond ABLES (1891 – 1979)
Mother, Elizabeth (EASLEY) ABLES (1894 – 1960)
Wife, Kathleen Adele "Kitty" (GLAZE) ABLES (1927 – 2003)
Bob's obituary appeared in the 16 January 2004 edition of the Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas.
Bob graduated from Hubbard High School, in Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas in 1940 and enrolled in Wesleyan College to study journalism. His work was interrupted in 1942, however, by World War II when he entered the U. S. Naval Air Corps. He served in the Pacific Theater as a navigator and pilot until 1945 and was awarded the Air Medal and the Victory Medal.
After the war, Bob resumed his studies, enrolling at the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He earned his Bachelor of journalism degree in 1949 and began his journalism career, a career that took him to jobs with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Cleveland Advocate in Cleveland, Texas, and the Mexico City News in Mexico City, Mexico. While in this latter job, he pursued and earned his Master of Arts Degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude from Mexico City College in 1955.
During his academic career, Bob was also honored as a Kellogg Fellow, and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, and Sigma Delta Chi.
After completing his college work in 1955, Bob took a job teaching history and journalism at Luther Burbank High School in San Antonio, Texas. This job stirred his passion for his true calling, causing him to seek employment at the University of Texas at Austin.
While teaching in the Department of History at the University, Bob met Kathleen "Kitty" GLAZE, who also worked in the Department of History, and they were married on September 12, 1959. Together, they were the proud parents of one son and one daughter.
Bob later became an associate professor of History and Government at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas and at Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth, Texas. He returned to The University of Texas to complete his PhD in Educational Administration in 1970. He wrote articles for various Texas historical journals and continued to teach in colleges and secondary schools until he retired.
Bob was preceded in death by:
Father, Luther Richmond ABLES (1891 – 1979)
Mother, Elizabeth (EASLEY) ABLES (1894 – 1960)
Wife, Kathleen Adele "Kitty" (GLAZE) ABLES (1927 – 2003)
Bob's obituary appeared in the 16 January 2004 edition of the Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas.
Luther Robert "Bob" ABLES, son of a newspaper printer, Luther Richmond ABLES and Elizabeth (EASLEY) ABLES, was born 30 July 1923 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas and passed away 1 January 2004 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
Bob graduated from Hubbard High School, in Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas in 1940 and enrolled in Wesleyan College to study journalism. His work was interrupted in 1942, however, by World War II when he entered the U. S. Naval Air Corps. He served in the Pacific Theater as a navigator and pilot until 1945 and was awarded the Air Medal and the Victory Medal.
After the war, Bob resumed his studies, enrolling at the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He earned his Bachelor of journalism degree in 1949 and began his journalism career, a career that took him to jobs with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Cleveland Advocate in Cleveland, Texas, and the Mexico City News in Mexico City, Mexico. While in this latter job, he pursued and earned his Master of Arts Degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude from Mexico City College in 1955.
During his academic career, Bob was also honored as a Kellogg Fellow, and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, and Sigma Delta Chi.
After completing his college work in 1955, Bob took a job teaching history and journalism at Luther Burbank High School in San Antonio, Texas. This job stirred his passion for his true calling, causing him to seek employment at the University of Texas at Austin.
While teaching in the Department of History at the University, Bob met Kathleen "Kitty" GLAZE, who also worked in the Department of History, and they were married on September 12, 1959. Together, they were the proud parents of one son and one daughter.
Bob later became an associate professor of History and Government at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas and at Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth, Texas. He returned to The University of Texas to complete his PhD in Educational Administration in 1970. He wrote articles for various Texas historical journals and continued to teach in colleges and secondary schools until he retired.
Bob was preceded in death by:
Father, Luther Richmond ABLES (1891 – 1979)
Mother, Elizabeth (EASLEY) ABLES (1894 – 1960)
Wife, Kathleen Adele "Kitty" (GLAZE) ABLES (1927 – 2003)
Bob's obituary appeared in the 16 January 2004 edition of the Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas.
Bob graduated from Hubbard High School, in Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas in 1940 and enrolled in Wesleyan College to study journalism. His work was interrupted in 1942, however, by World War II when he entered the U. S. Naval Air Corps. He served in the Pacific Theater as a navigator and pilot until 1945 and was awarded the Air Medal and the Victory Medal.
After the war, Bob resumed his studies, enrolling at the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He earned his Bachelor of journalism degree in 1949 and began his journalism career, a career that took him to jobs with the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in Corpus Christi, Texas, the Cleveland Advocate in Cleveland, Texas, and the Mexico City News in Mexico City, Mexico. While in this latter job, he pursued and earned his Master of Arts Degree in Political Science, graduating cum laude from Mexico City College in 1955.
During his academic career, Bob was also honored as a Kellogg Fellow, and as a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, and Sigma Delta Chi.
After completing his college work in 1955, Bob took a job teaching history and journalism at Luther Burbank High School in San Antonio, Texas. This job stirred his passion for his true calling, causing him to seek employment at the University of Texas at Austin.
While teaching in the Department of History at the University, Bob met Kathleen "Kitty" GLAZE, who also worked in the Department of History, and they were married on September 12, 1959. Together, they were the proud parents of one son and one daughter.
Bob later became an associate professor of History and Government at Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas and at Tarrant County Junior College in Fort Worth, Texas. He returned to The University of Texas to complete his PhD in Educational Administration in 1970. He wrote articles for various Texas historical journals and continued to teach in colleges and secondary schools until he retired.
Bob was preceded in death by:
Father, Luther Richmond ABLES (1891 – 1979)
Mother, Elizabeth (EASLEY) ABLES (1894 – 1960)
Wife, Kathleen Adele "Kitty" (GLAZE) ABLES (1927 – 2003)
Bob's obituary appeared in the 16 January 2004 edition of the Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas.
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