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==Background==

==Background==

Tinsley was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tinsley, Jr., in Lamesa in Dawson County, south of [[Lubbock]] in West Texas. Growing up in Lamesa, he recalled a simple life of "the school, the church, and K-Bob’s", which had been founded in 1966 by Gabe E. Parson in Clovis, New Mexico.<ref name=kbobs>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20080703202105/http://www.kbobs.com/about.html|title=K-Bob’s: Serving the Food America Loves |publisher=Kbobs.com |date=July 3, 2008|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Texas at Austin]] with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 1977, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Texas Tech University]] School of Law in Lubbock. In 1978, he became a territory franchisee for Schlotzsky's, a sandwich and soup chain based in [[Austin]]. He purchased the rights to develop Schlotzsky’s in New Mexico and southern [[Colorado]].<ref name=bio/> At that time, he also owned a food-processing and distribution company known as Sun Country Honey.<ref name=nrn>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n6_v26/ai_11828782/|author=Robin Lee Allen|title=K-Bob’s rises up out of Chapter 11 ashespublisher=''Nation’s Restaurant News''|date=February 10, 1992|accessdate=July 8, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>

Tinsley was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tinsley, Jr., in Lamesa in Dawson County, south of [[Lubbock]] in West Texas. Growing up in Lamesa, he recalled a simple life of "the school, the church, and K-Bob’s", which had been founded in 1966 by Gabe E. Parson in Clovis, New Mexico.<ref name=kbobs>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20080703202105/http://www.kbobs.com/about.html|title=K-Bob’s: Serving the Food America Loves |publisher=Kbobs.com |date=July 3, 2008|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Texas at Austin]] with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 1977, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Texas Tech University]] School of Law in Lubbock. In 1978, he became a territory franchisee for Schlotzsky's, a sandwich and soup chain based in [[Austin]]. He purchased the rights to develop Schlotzsky’s in New Mexico and southern [[Colorado]].<ref name=bio/> At that time, he also owned a food-processing and distribution company known as Sun Country Honey.<ref name=nrn>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n6_v26/ai_11828782/|author=Robin Lee Allen|title=K-Bob’s rises up out of Chapter 11 ashes|publisher=''Nation’s Restaurant News''|date=February 10, 1992|accessdate=July 8, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>

In 1989, K-Bob's filed for [[Chapter 11]] [[bankruptcy]]. After a year of negotiations, Tinsley acquired the company in April 1991. K-Bob’s, Inc., was hence transformed into K-Bob’s USA, Inc., and the latter was required to pay debts to creditors of the former over a 10-year period. Since the purchase, Tinsley has concentrated on the roots of his company, having personally met his franchisees and launched a monthly corporate newsletter called ''The T-Bone Tribune.''<ref name=nrn/>

In 1989, K-Bob's filed for [[Chapter 11]] [[bankruptcy]]. After a year of negotiations, Tinsley acquired the company in April 1991. K-Bob’s, Inc., was hence transformed into K-Bob’s USA, Inc., and the latter was required to pay debts to creditors of the former over a 10-year period. Since the purchase, Tinsley has concentrated on the roots of his company, having personally met his franchisees and launched a monthly corporate newsletter called ''The T-Bone Tribune.''<ref name=nrn/>