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Garrison Led DPS for Nearly 30 Years in Texas
Col Homer Garrison 66 longtime head of the Texas Department of Public Safety died in Houston after a cancer battle. He led DPS from 1935 to 1938 and oversaw growth to more than 1,000 highway patrolmen and 62 Texas Rangers. Survived by wife, son Homer Trey III, mother, six brothers and two sisters. Burial in state cemetery after services in Houston. Memorial fund at M D Anderson requested.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garris
Son Jr
Texas Department
Garrison
Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Tumor Institute
M. D. Anderson
Anderson County
Angelina County
Texas Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
L. G. Phares
DPS
H. H. Carmichael
Carmichael
Texas Rangers
Homer “Trey’’ Garrison
Mattie Milan Garrison
Lufkin
Wilson E. Speir
A. M. Aikin
Paris
Willard. Houser
W. C. Jones
Dallas
Dave Smith
Ben Parrish
DeWitt Greer
State Highway Department
Joe Kilgore
Texas Ranger
State Public Safety Commission