Robert Ray Mullins Jr., 30, died February 5, 2009 in western Kentucky from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was a 2000 graduate of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, a former sportswriter for the Norton Press, and a U.S. Army veteran, serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division. He was also a member of the Kentucky Army National Guard and was employed by the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs as a security guard on a National Guard base in Greenville.

He was an avid sports fan, had a passion for writing, reading, music and life in general. Robby is deeply loved and missed by all his friends and family including his little son Taylor.