Boyd Elected To Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall Of Fame

There is an exhibit at the Route 66 Interpretive Center in Chandler honoring law enforcement officers who have made a difference in Oklahoma.

Among the inaugural hall of fame inductees are early-day territorial lawmen Bill Tilghman, Chris Madsen and Heck Thomas, who were known as the three guardsmen.

 
Joining the guardsmen are Roger Webb, Richard Boyd, Bob Macy and the late Bob Lester.

Richard Boyd, a retired Oklahoma City police lieutenant and former State Fraternal Order of Police president, was selected for improving officers’ working conditions and salaries.

While he admitted it was an honor to be one of the first inductees, Boyd said it is really a recognition of a larger effort.

“I think it is important to note that not one person — not me or any one individual — could make the advancements in the area of police officer rights that the FOP has accomplished here in Oklahoma and across the nation in the last 50 years,” he said. “I was elected by these officers. They told me what they wanted done. The officers gave me the wherewithal to get that job done, and we were a success. I was a cog in the wheel.”

Richard Boyd is a member of the Pittsfield High School Class of 1960. He is serving as the Class’ representative on the All School Reunion Committee.