Moment in Time (originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication December 14, 2005)

Dashing and determined, Bob Livingston was the Grandview Heights police officer pictured here riding the Police Department’s 1926 Harley Davidson. The photograph is undated but presumably from the 1930’s. The Grandview Heights High School building is in the background. Bob grew up in the home at the northeast corner of Wyandotte and First. He graduated from GHHS in 1920 (see insert) and had a long and illustrious career on the Grandview Heights police force. He was named chief in 1943 and was known for his trademark white Stetson cowboy hat, which he wore most of the time. This photograph certainly captures the essence of his high school nickname “Rancho” and evokes images of a tough, no nonsense, focused public servant.