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This website is dedicated to all Troopers and non-sworn employees, both past and present, whose hard work, dedication, loyalty and integrity have made the Ohio State Highway Patrol one of the most professional and well respected law enforcement agencies in the Country.  Troopers who have dedicated their lives to the Patrol and put them on the line every day to serve and protect the citizens of our great State deserve our support. 

It represents those who are proud to be a Trooper, proud of the Flying Wheel and proud to wear the black and gray.  It represents Troopers who serve their communities with respect, honesty and integrity.  It represents Troopers who respect the Highway Patrol and all it stands for.  It represents Troopers who love the Patrol and care about its future!

Trooper to Trooper is an independent website developed by a group of  retired Troopers focusing on the interests, issues, and activities affecting the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  Funding is provided by the retired Superintendents of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. 

All website content is reviewed and approved by the Trooper to Trooper Editorial Board.
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"Our Heritage, Our Purpose"
"With Respect"
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We appreciate the support of all living, retired Superintendents and those in memoriam who have shared in our journey.

Colonel Robert M. Chiaramonte
EOW December 7th, 2014
Colonel Jack B. Walsh
EOW May 22nd, 2015
Colonel Thomas W. Rice
Colonel Warren H. Davies
Colonel Kenneth B. Marshall
Colonel Kenneth L. Morckel
Colonel Paul D. McClellan
Colonel Richard H. Collins
Colonel John Born
Colonel Paul Pride
Colonel Richard Fambro
Major David D. Sturtz, Ohio's 1st IG
EOW September 18, 2015


Pending retirements can be found at OSHPRetiree.org
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"An Abbreviated History of the STO"
Sunbird Reunion August 2025
Visiting with Fred Raby
September 2025

90th Anniversary History Update
Flying Wheel
90th Anniversary History Video


Registration information is now available for the 2026 Snowbird Reunion in Lake Mary, Florida, March 5-7! The golf scramble will be at the historic Mayfair Country Club, with their new clubhouse and golf course upgrades! 


For additional details, link to OSHPRetiree.org 
50th Anniversary Celebration November 2025
Thanks to our newest STO Patrons, contributing monthly to our lobbying efforts on behalf of the active and retired ranks of the Ohio State Highway Patrol; Doug Hamman, Mark Nichols, Heath 
Strawser and our newest Stetson Club Patron, retired Captain Marvin Hill!  
Find out how you can support the lobbying efforts of the State Troopers of Ohio by linking to the STO page on this website.  One time contributions can be made through Paypal by clicking on our STO logo to the right!  State Troopers of Ohio is a registered 501(c)4. 
Marvin Hill
Who's getting promoted?  Click open the PDF below to see the most recent promotions announced by Colonel Charles Jones.  The formal promotion ceremony is pending. Congratulations to all of our newest promotees! 

Promotion_Announcement_1222026.pdf
Our Findlay District OSHP recruiters had some help from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirees Association and the Cleveland Police Museum Vintage Car Crew at the 2026 Toledo Auto Show. For the first time, SP 1413, the CPM's most recent restoration project, was put on display next to the OSP's Dodge Challenger Hellcat. Thanks to OSHPRA 1st VP Dale LaRue and CPM Vintage Car Member Bill Norton for supporting the efforts of Sgt. Dana Skinner and Trooper Dalton Surbey at this years event. Retirees Butch and Brenda Collins stopped by for a visit while checking the new car line up for 2026.
This month,TroopertoTrooper.com celebrates 16 years of service to the men and women of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, active and retired, uniform and civilian.  Thanks to our many friends who have visited our website over 1.5 million times and our 4,000 plus 'followers' on Facebook since being activated on February 4th, 2010.  As introduced by news reporter Randy Ludlow of the Columbus Dispatch. 



Our Charter Board (pictured above) consisted of Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirees Robbie Hartsell, William Costas, Walter Liddle (EOW 3/28/2013), David Sturtz (EOW 9/18/2015) , Skip Spurrier, Mark Atkeson, Robert Booker, and Charles Linek. Seated in front with Colonel John Born and Director Thomas P. Charles (EOW 1/23/2024) are board members Thomas Rice and Richard Collins. Pictured but not in attendance; Mike Megison (EOW 10/07/2012) 
and Donald Slemmer (EOW 4/16/2024)

WOIO 19 / Bodycam Video: Troopers rescue abandoned dog from turnpike in Cuyahoga County
WKBN 27 / Snowplow hits pedestrian on Ohio 7 in Columbiana County
WBNS 10 / 24-year-old woman dies in head-on crash in Fayette County
WBNS 10 / 'This fight is far from over' after temporary relief for Hatian immigrants
The Gazette / Iowa State Football Coach John Heacock was almost an OSHP Trooper, then fate intervened 
Ex_Patrol_Superintendents_Allege_Political_Meddling.pdf
Don Slemmer
Mike Megison