NEWS RELEASE



For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt

(660) 385-2132

B05084

August 9, 2005



EMPHASIS: Retirement of Drivers Examination Supervisor Deborah Franke



Captain John W. Elliott, Commanding Officer of Troop B, Macon, announces that on September 1, 2005, Drivers Examiner Supervisor Deborah Franke will retire after serving over 28 years with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Franke was employed by the Patrol on March 1, 1977 and on January 1, 1988 was promoted to Drivers Examination Supervisor for the eastern counties of Troop B. She is a native of Macon, Missouri, and graduated from Macon County R-1 School.

A reception will be held in her honor on Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters in Macon.