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'''Bobby Theo Bruce''', known as '''Bob Bruce''' (May 19, 1934—March 13, 2009), was a prominent [[Texas]] journalist affiliated with the ''Abilene Reporter-News'' in Abilene from 1959 until his retirement in 1998. He began as a general assignments reporter and ended his tenure there as travel editor for the last quarter century. In between, Bruce reported on crime, the courts, the military, business, regional issues, and politics, having once joked that he had "covered everything but society news."<ref>[http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/mar/14/bob-bruce-1934-2009-longtime-arn-reporter-dies/?partner=RSS. Brian Bethel, "Longtime ARN reporter Bob Bruce dies"". ReporterNews.com.]</ref>

'''Bobby Theo Bruce''', known as '''Bob Bruce''' (May 19, 1934—March 13, 2009), was a prominent [[Texas]] journalist affiliated with the ''Abilene Reporter-News'' in Abilene from 1959 until his retirement in 1998. He began as a general assignments reporter and ended his tenure there as travel editor for the last quarter century. In between, Bruce reported on crime, the courts, the military, business, regional issues, and politics, having once joked that he had "covered everything but society news."<ref>[http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/mar/14/bob-bruce-1934-2009-longtime-arn-reporter-dies/?partner=RSS. Brian Bethel, "Longtime ARN reporter Bob Bruce dies"". ReporterNews.com.]</ref>

==Early years and education==

==Background==

 

Bruce was born on his grandmother's farm near Point in rural Rains County near Tyler in East Texas.<ref>Bob Bruce obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,'' March 2009.</ref> His father Theo Bruce died in 1940 and his mother Mary Elizabeth Bruce died in 1945 when Bob was eleven. He was then reared by an uncle, Ira Mumm (1912–1979), and aunt, the late Irene Mumm. He attended public schools in Point, Wichita Falls, and Garland, Texas, Hobbs, New Mexico, and El Dorado, Kansas. He graduated in 1957 from the [[University of Kansas]] at Lawrence with a bachelor of Science degree in journalism.

Bruce was born on his grandmother's farm near Point in rural Rains County near Tyler in East Texas.<ref>Bob Bruce obituary, ''Lubbock Avalanche-Journal,'' March 2009.</ref> His father Theo Bruce died in 1940 and his mother Mary Elizabeth Bruce died in 1945 when Bob was eleven. He was then reared by an uncle, Ira Mumm (1912–1979), and aunt, the late Irene Mumm. He attended public schools in Point, Wichita Falls, and Garland, Texas, Hobbs, New Mexico, and El Dorado, Kansas. He graduated in 1957 from the University of Kansas at Lawrence with a bachelor of Science degree in journalism.

==Military service==

==Military service==

After college, Bruce served for two years in the [[United States Army]] before he joined the ''Reporter-News'' staff. For 12 years as military editor, Bruce covered Dyess Air Force Base during the missile age, with emphasis on the Air Force's SM-65 Atlas and the Army's MIM-14 Nike-Hercules anti-aircraft missiles. During his first two years at the ''Reporter-News'', Bruce was a member of the Abilene Army Reserve unit.

After college, Bruce served for two years in the [[United States Army]] before he joined the ''Reporter-News'' staff. For 12 years as military editor, Bruce covered Dyess Air Force Base during the missile age, with emphasis on the Air Force's SM-65 Atlas and the Army's MIM-14 Nike-Hercules anti-aircraft missiles. During his first two years at the ''Reporter-News,'' Bruce was a member of the Abilene Army Reserve unit.

==Religious faith==

==Religious faith==