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Welcome to the Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirees' Association's website. It is designed to serve as a communications link by providing information and services to Association members, current Ohio State Highway Patrol employees, other law enforcement personnel and the public at large.

The "Public", or open access area of the site, includes information about the Association, History of the Patrol, links to other sites related to the Retirees' Association and Upcoming Social Activities.

The "Members Only" area of the website is accessible by Association members through the use of a password. This area includes information on the illness of members, the death of a member or immediate family, meeting notes and other important announcements.

We are proud of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, our Association, and retirees of the Patrol. We consider them to be the best group of people anywhere to associate with!

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Coming Retirements

MCEI Tim Shindle, Cambridge LCS September 28th

P.O. Tim Brown, Capital Square October 2nd

Tpr. Gale Horn, Defiance Patrol Post October 12th

Reception Information can be found on the Members - Coming Events Page

The Snowbird Reunion is scheduled for February 28th thru March 2nd, 2019 at Lake Mary (Orlando), Florida. Room reservation information is now available on the Member / Coming events page for the Reunion Rate of $137.00 if booked by February 1st, 2019.

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Click open the 85th Anniversary Logo on the left to link to the 85th Anniversary Website. Registration Information, 85th Anniversary Raffles from our sponsors, hotel information, and merchandise sales can be linked to from this website. Make your reservation today!

Reservation Update - We discovered that Eventbrite will not allow you to choose your table if you are on a mobile device (cell phone, iPad, tablet, etc). To choose your own table you must be on a desktop.

The 2018 Retiree's Association annual meeting and dinner will be Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Embassy Suite by Hilton Columbus, 2700 Corporate Exchange Drive, Columbus, Ohio. The business meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Details are provided in the attachment, on the Association website at www.oshpretiree.org or call the Highway Patrol Retirement System to request the details mailed to you, 1.800.860.2268.

Reservations are due Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

Do you have an interest in serving on the Executive Board in 2019? Executive Board Officers will be elected at the annual meeting on September 22nd. Only "Full" members of the Association can serve on the Board as President, 1st or 2nd Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Email the Association expressing your interest and what office you would like to seek.

On August 16, 2018, as part of the Annual OSHPRS Retreat, Senior Actuarial Consultant Mita Drazilov of Gabriel, Roeder, Smith and Company (GRS) presented an overview of the 2017 Actuarial Report for the OSHPRS. An abbreviated overview of the report and an edited video clip of the board discussion is available on the Pension News page.

In follow-up to the August 28, 2018 notification for Retired Lieutenant Thomas H. Bilang, a memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at The Colonnades Clubhouse, 4800 Colonnades Club Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33811. A buffet lunch will be provided following the service.

Service and condolence information can be found on the Member's page.

The Academy will once again host ham and bean luncheons, beginning Wednesday, September 19th, and on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 12:00 noon. The ham and bean luncheons are open to all retirees of the Division. In order for the Academy staff to plan appropriately, it is necessary for those attending to RSVP, on the Monday prior to each luncheon date, with Lori Pallante via email at lapallante@dps.ohio.gov or by phone at 614.387.6081.

With our condolences, we report the passing of retired Dispatcher Shirley Waits, 79, of the Hamilton Patrol Post and Surviving Spouse Wanda Riffee, 91, surviving spouse of Computer Tech James T. Riffee. Service and condolence information can be found on the Member's page.