Former Texas Rangers Association
2018-2019 Officers

​Ralph Wadsworth
President

Texas Ranger, Ret.
Co. A & B
1977-1985
Specializing in
Hypnosis & Composite Drawings;
Awards & Citations:
(DPS)- Resolution Of Grayson County Murders; Resolution Of Johnson County Kidnapping;
Worked as Chief Investigator, Sunbelt Savings & Bank Of America.​
Sr.Capt. H.R. Block
3rd Vice President
​
Texas Ranger, Ret.
Senior Captain
​Co. E, D, HQ
1968-1992
Specializing as SWAT
Jody Ginn, PhD
Historian
​
Media Production at
The Bryan Museum
Austin, Texas,
Elephant Productions, Inc., The Bryan Museum, Texas Historical Commission
University of North Texas
​
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodyedwardginn
Clayton Smith - Chaplain

​Sgt. / Co. F
1979 - 1993
​Specializing in
Forensic Hypnotism;
​Blood Spatter Analysis, Fingerprint Identification;
Awards & Citations:
Purple Heart (DPS)- shotting incident
Lane Akin
1st Vice President

Texas Ranger, Ret.
​Lt. / Co. A,B,C,D
1987-2003
Specializing as
Region I Tactical Team, Instructor; Hypnosis; Crime Scene Investigation;
Awards & Citations:
Service Award (ATF)- 1993; Officer of the Year (Criminal Justice Association)-
​1996 & 2000;
​Worked as 
Corporate Security Director for AT&T.​​
​
Alvin Schmidt
​Secretary
​
Texas Ranger, Ret.
​Co. C
1988 - 2010
Specializing in hypnosis;
Awards & Citations:
Texas Lawman of the Year (Sheriff's Association of Texas)
​
Mike Cox
​Assoc. Historian
​​
Former Chief of Media Relations, Texas DPS; Communications manager for TxDoT; currently with Texas Parks & Wildlife. Free-Lance writer, author of 12 books including 3 on the Texas Rangers.​
  Rusty Frasier - Chaplain

Son of Retired Ranger George Frasier,
San Angelo
Alvin Schmidt
2nd Vice President

​Texas Ranger, Ret.
​Co. C
1988 - 2010
Specializing in hypnosis;
Awards & Citations:
Texas Lawman of the Year (Sheriff's Association of Texas)​
Joe B. Davis Treasurer
​
Texas Ranger, Ret.
​Co. F
1969 - 1993
Specializing in hypnosis;
​Awards & Citations:
​1st Ranger to receive the DPS Director's Citation.
​
 Lt. Kenny Ray Chaplain

Texas Ranger, Ret.
​​Lt. / Co. C,B,E
2001 - 2011
​Specializing in
Crime Scene; Hostage Negotiations and Hypnosis;
​Awards & Citations:
Regional Commander Award (DPS)- Criminal Interdiction; Violent Crime Task Force (FBI); Ruck County District Attorney's Office- Capital Murder of a Child Investigation.​

Former Texas Rangers Association Directors

Chairman
of the Board
Ralph Wadsworth
Texas Ranger, Retired 
​
​Joe B. Davis
Texas Ranger, Retired

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​​Phil Ryan
Texas Ranger, Retired 
​Vice Chairman
of the Board
Gary Henderson
Texas Ranger, Retired​

​Ramiro "Ray" Martinez
Texas Ranger,
Retired
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​Milton Wright
Texas Ranger, Retired
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​Jerry Clements
Texas Ranger, Retired

​​Capt. Dan North
Texas Ranger, Retired 
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Advisory Directors

Texas Ranger, Retired: 
Co. "A"
Kenneth Hammack - Livingston
Haskell Taylor - League City
Capt. L.C. Wilson - The Woodlands

Texas Ranger, Retired: 
Co. "B"
Lt. Lane Akin - Decatur
Tommy Walker - Henderson

Texas Ranger, Retired: 
Co. "C"
Bill Gerth - Wichita Falls
Larry Gilbreath - Brownfield
Alvin Schmidt - Canyon

Texas Ranger, Retired: 
Co. "D"
Oscar Rivera - Sinton
Doyle Holdridge - Laredo
Kasey King - George West
Texas Ranger, Retired: 
Co. "E"
Jess Malone - Midland

Texas Ranger, Retired: 
Co. "F"
John Aycock - Flat
Jim Gant - Georgetown
Sr. Capt. CJ Havrda - San Antonio

Director Emeritus
Bob Dale - Deceased
Rev. George Frasier - Deceased
Bill Gunn - Deceased
 Joe Hunt - Deceased
Rudy Rodriguez - Deceased
Capt. Carl Weathers - Deceased
Capt. John Wood - Deceased

Historian Emeritus
Connie Rodriquez
 

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