New Mexico Badges

Gordon Lucus, age 89, of Fort Sumner, NM, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 1994 at Plains Medical, Clovis, NM.

Gordon was born on November 18, 1904 in Eastland County, Texas.

Gordon grew up and attended schools in Elida, NM. Gordon farmed and ranched in the Elida area for several years and also worked in highway construction. Gordon owned and operated a service station.

Gordon moved to Fort Sumner, NM in the fall of 1936 where he was employed at Fort Sumner Auto as a parts man and auto salesman. Gordon later worked for Carr Lumber Co. for a short time. Gordon served as De Baca County Sheriff for two terms from 1942 until 1946. Gordon owned and operated Lucus Auto Co., a Dodge-Plymouth dealership for 21 years. Gordon also operated the Allis-Chalmers Farm Equipment Agency and sold Motorola Television sets at the dealership. He was instrumental in bringing the natural gas system to Fort Sumner, NM and worked during the installation of the gas pipeline.

New Mexico Mounted Police shield No. 10, sterling silver with hard fired black enamel lettering and made by C.D. Reese
57 Warren St. N. Y.

The New Mexico Mounted Police was established in 1905 as the first law enforcement agency in the state and gained a reputation for effectiveness, especially after responding to the attack by Pancho Villa in 1916. However, it was abolished in 1921 and later reformed as the New Mexico Mounted Patrol in 1941, which remains an
all-volunteer state law enforcement agency today.