Wilbert Travers Jr.

1934 - 2014

Col. Wilbert "Red" Thomas Travers, Jr. Maryland State Police (Ret.) of White Hall, MD, died Sunday at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. He was 79. The son of Wilbert Thomas Travers, Sr. and Marguerite Mary Travers (Scanlon), Red was born November 16, 1934 in Baltimore, MD. He graduated from Glen Burnie High School in 1953, and then began a distinguished career in law enforcement when he graduated from the Maryland State Police Academy in 1957. He held every rank in the organization, bypassing the rank Lt. Colonel, before being appointed Superintendent in 1982. In the years following his retirement from the state police in 1985, he owned a private security business and he was frequently called upon to offer his expertise in criminal cases. At the time of his passing, he had been employed at Smith Hardware in Jarrettsville, MD for more than 13 years, where he took great pleasure from helping others while indulging a life-long passion for carpentry, woodworking and hardware. Red was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters, a great-granddaughter and his first wife, Patricia Lee Travers (Patterson). He leaves behind his wife, Terry A. Travers (Minton); step-daughter Nicole Minton; son Timothy Travers and his wife, Sheila of Brick, NJ; daughter Kelley Goldsmith and her husband Herb of Bastrop, TX; son Shannon Travers and his wife Andrea of Abingdon, MD; daughter Kerry Hubbard and her husband Richard of Charlotte, NC; and son Col. Casey Travers, USMC and his wife Stephanie of Stafford, VA; as well as 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, much-loved extended family and many dear friends. At Red's request, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Father Martin's Ashley, 800 Tydings Lane, Havre de Grace, MD 21078.