Senate honors oldest OHP trooper

 

Published: May 6, 2008

OKLAHOMA CITY _ Ed Vandergriff , among the first members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol , was honored by the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday as the oldest retired state trooper. He is 97.

Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo , sponsored a Senate resolution to honor Vandergriff, who became a trooper in 1937.

In the House, the sponsors were three former troopers — Reps. R.C. Pruett, D-Antlers ; Paul Roan, D-Tishomingo , ...


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