You may have obviously heard of famous Uncle Si from the show Duck Dynasty. Born Silas Merritt Robertson, he is an US army veteran and a retired reed maker for duck-call at Duck Commander. He has appeared in several shows including Outdoor Channel’s Buck Commander and The Duckmen of Louisiana. In 1971, he got married to the one who stole his heart – Christine Raney and had two children.
Read on to know more about one of their children – Trasa Lee Robertson Cobern, who has become successful in life and is currently a member of the Hurst City Council.
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Personal Life
Trasa was born in 1975, and is currently in her late 40s. She lived with her parents in her childhood, and often moved due to her dad’s job in the army. She completed her high school in a Department of Defence run high school in Germany. During her time in the Texas A&M University, she met Kyle Cobern, who she later married. She has four sons – Caden, McCrae, Brady Silas, and Jaxon. She is currently teaching US history in a middle school in Texas, and is also a member of the Hurst City Council.
Parents and their Career
Trasa Robertson was born to Silas Merritt Robertson and his wife Christine Robertson. Her father is an US army veteran who served during the Vietnam War. On his retirement in 1993, he held the rank of Sergeant First Class. His military career is recognized with an exhibit at the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe, Louisiana. Later, he worked at his brother, Phil’s Duck Commander business, designing reeds for duck calling.
Her mother, Christine rarely appears in front of the camera, and very little is known about her career and life.
Siblings
Trasa Lee Robertson Cobern has one brother – Scott Merritt Robertson. Like their father, Scott Robertson also enrolled in the US Army and was deployed to Iraq several times. Currently, he is married to Marsha Markert Robertson and is the father of three sons. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his family.
Career and Education
Trasa Cobern completed her high school at a US Department of Defence school in Zweibruecken, Germany. Due to several factors, the then-president, Clinton had decided to draw back the American forces from Europe. She completed her high school with only 48 others, as most had left Germany by then.
She studied in the Texas A&M University and was offered a full academic scholarship. She majored in political science from college. She had experienced several political regimes in different parts of the world, and believed that the American system to be the best.
Over the years, she worked with many groups and organizations that played a major part in the development of Hurst, Texas. In 2016, she won the elections and is currently a member of the City Council in the City of Hurst. She is also a Religious Education Teacher at Good Shepherd in Colleyville.
Summing Up
Trasa Lee Robertson Cobern has been quite an influential figure in Hurst city, Texas. She grew up as an army brat, but has adapted well to the constant changes to become successful in life. She does not reveal much about her, but that might be because she does not want to be famous due to her father. She has her own life, and she wants to achieve her goals her own way!