User:Mitchkinsey

Mitch Kinsey was born (Mitchell Edwin Kinsey) in South Charleston, West Virgina, December 13,1948, to Philip Eugene (Flip) Kinsey and Dorris Jean Duncan. The family moved to Jacksonville Beach in 1951 where Mitch attended San Pablo Elementary,Fletcher Jr High and Fletcher Sr High. Mitch excelled in Sports while in high school and received a letter of interest from from Paul W.(Bear) Bryant. By the time Mitch contacted The University of Alabama all the Scholarships had been filled. After graduation Mitch attended Florida State College of Jacksonville. He was elected at 23 years old when he defeated five other people for an at large City Council Seat in Jacksonville Beach. In April 1975 he went to work for the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office.After working Patrol,Traffic,Communications,Detective Division and Human Resources he retired in December 1995. In 1996 he ran for the City Council again and beat the incumbent with 79% of the vote. Four years later he ran unopposed and became the Mayor Pro Tem in 2003. Mitch became very involved in youth sports by coaching little league baseball and Pop Warner football. He first Coached Pop Warner as an assistant in 1969. From there he became a Head Coach and then served as President of Jax Beach Pop Warner for 20 + years. While serving as President he was able to secure and build a state of the art youth football facility with concession stand and bathrooms. In 2000 he was elected President of the conference where he served four years. In 2005 he was elected to the Pop Warner Southeast Region Hall of Fame. At that time there were only six members. In 2006 he married Robin Braddock and moved to Callahan,Fl. where he discovered Robin's talent of singing. Now they travel throughout the U.S. while Robin sings from Branson to Nashville at different venues. Mitch has four children Celeste,Mitch,Michelle and Matthew and five grand children.