Bobby Bone

Bone graduated from Gatesville High School in 1968, and went on to Texas A&M University where he majored in agricultural education, with an endorsement in biology. He married Marilyn Faris in 1971, and held down a job with the USDA in insect research. In 1972, he was inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta; an honor fraternity for those who excel in agricultural studies. He began his teaching career that same year; teaching Agricultural Science at Eldorado High School.

In 1974, he and Marilyn welcomed a baby boy, Zane, into their family, and in 1975, he accepted a job teaching agricultural science at Judson High School. He left Judson in 1980, and was hired by Boerne ISD that fall. Their daughter, Amanda, also was born that fall. Bone taught agricultural science and biology at Boerne High School until 2000, when he transferred to Boerne Middle School South, where he remains today.

“When I was in high school, two teachers had a positive influence in my life at a critical moment, and I thought nothing would be greater than to pass it on,” he said about his teaching career.

A typical day in Bone’s classroom does not see students sitting silently with their noses buried in textbooks. His students learn by doing, and his students know that he genuinely cares about them and what they have to say.

“I’ve done my best and that’s all you can ask of anyone,” he said.

Bone will retire from teaching at the end of this school year, and those that know him, know that he has indeed done his best. While Bone’s presence at BMSS will be sorely missed in the coming years, he will be spending his free time hunting and fishing. More importantly, he will have more time to spend with his granddaughters.

One of his former students, J.T. Peddy, said this of Bone:

“Mr. Bone taught me personally to excel; to find that something within myself, and to use it to far supersede what I thought were my limitations. He was always there to encourage, and when he knew an assignment had not been given the best effort, was always quick to point it out. He always made sure we knew that there were no limitations, and if we set out to do something, we needed to put forth our best effort to achieve our goal.”