I joined Tulsa Auxiliary Police in 1965 and the Tulsa Police Department in 1967, serving the people of Tulsa in several different assignments. In 1971 an Officer involved shooting took place during a drug raid, resulting in the death of Sgt. Thurman Spybuck, Chief Jack Purdie ask Sgt. Harry Ekiss to assemble a group of Officers to serve has Honor Guard for Sgt. Spybuck's upcoming service, which resulted in the forming of Tulsa Police Department's first formal Honor Guard of which I was a member and it's first coordinator. I served until my Retirement January 1, 1988. In February 2003, I attended my first Tulsa Police Officers' Memorial committee meeting, asking if my Son (Danny, TPD Honor Guard's first bugler, as a ninth grade student), his wife (Janet) and Lisa Zerbey (daughter of Lt. Bill Jones, Retired) could sing the National Anthem for the Service in May. After working with the Tulsa Police Committee for several months I was invited to continue to serve as a member of the Committee to handle the production of the Memorial Services. In 2006 I became the Construction Coordinator and in 2009 I was elected to the board of Trustee's.
I joined Tulsa Auxiliary Police in 1965 and the Tulsa Police Department in 1967, serving the people of Tulsa in several different assignments. In 1971 an Officer involved shooting took place during a drug raid, resulting in the death of Sgt. Thurman Spybuck, Chief Jack Purdie ask Sgt. Harry Ekiss to assemble a group of Officers to serve has Honor Guard for Sgt. Spybuck's upcoming service, which resulted in the forming of Tulsa Police Department's first formal Honor Guard of which I was a member and it's first coordinator. I served until my Retirement January 1, 1988. In February 2003, I attended my first Tulsa Police Officers' Memorial committee meeting, asking if my Son (Danny, TPD Honor Guard's first bugler, as a ninth grade student), his wife (Janet) and Lisa Zerbey (daughter of Lt. Bill Jones, Retired) could sing the National Anthem for the Service in May. After working with the Tulsa Police Committee for several months I was invited to continue to serve as a member of the Committee to handle the production of the Memorial Services. In 2006 I became the Construction Coordinator and in 2009 I was elected to the board of Trustee's.