THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS, INC. ORIGINATED
SOME YEARS PREVIOUS TO 1951 WITH THE FORMING IN NEW YORK CITY
OF A SOCIAL CLUB OF EX-TROOPERS PRICIPALLY FROM TROOPS K AND
L. IN 1951 THIS CLUB DECIDED TO EXPAND AND FORM A STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE ASSOCIATION OF FORMER N.Y.
STATE TROOPERS, AND IT WAS INCORPORATED AS SUCH NOVEMBER 2,
1951, THE AUTHORIZATION BEING SIGNED ANTHONY J. DIGIOVANNA,
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE
PETIONERS FOR THE INCORPORATION WERE JOHN J. LEVY, GEORGE
R. HOMA, JOHN H. McCADDIN, JAMES BREE, HOWARD G. POPPE AND
MICHAEL CODD. THE PETITION WAS DATED IN BROOKLYN, NY. IN ADDITION
TO THE CHAPTER IN NEW YORK CITY LOCAL CHAPTERS WERE FORMED
IN POUGHKEEPSIE, ALBANY AND ONEIDA, OFFICERS FOR THE STATE
ASSOCIATION WERE ELECTED. BATAVIA CHAPTER JOINED IN 1955.
-Thanks to Al Kurek (Batavia Chapter)
PRINTED FROM A LETTER AUTHORED BY CAPTAIN W.W. ROBINSON,
RETIRED TROOP "A" CO IN 1955:
