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Q7085
July 23, 2008
EMPHASIS: Colonel Keathley Announces Retirement


Colonel James F. Keathley, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the following retirement effective August 1, 2008:

Captain Randy L. Becker, commanding officer of Troop I, Rolla, retires after 29 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Missouri.

Becker was appointed to the Patrol on July 9, 1979, as a member of the 50th Recruit Class. After graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop C, Zone 3, St. Louis County. In 1987, he was promoted to corporal and assigned to Zone 13, St. Francois/Washington counties. Becker was promoted to sergeant and designated zone commander of Zone 11, Jefferson County, in 1989. He was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to Troop I, Rolla, in 1995. Becker was promoted to captain and designated commanding officer of Troop I in 2002.

Becker was born in St. Louis, MO. He graduated from Crystal City High School in Crystal City, MO. He served in the U.S. Army from 1972-1975, then in the reserves until he was honorably discharged in 1977. Prior to joining the Patrol, Becker worked for the Crystal City Police Department. Captain Becker and his wife, Mary, have two grown children.

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