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424 Appendix 3 HPOA/HPOU Presidents Year-by-Year 1945 to the Present The Houston Police Officers Association was formed in 1945. It became the Houston Police Officers Union in 1996 with a change in its constitution. As an association, any commissioned Houston officer of any rank could serve as president. Effective with the new constitution and name, only a person serving in the police officer (or senior police officer) rank could serve as President and 1st or 2nd Vice President. Houston Police Officers Association Presidents 1945–1946 Frank Murray 1946–1948 John Irwin 1948–1950 Breckenridge Porter 1950–1952 Earl Maughmer 1952–1953 A. C. Martindale 1953–1954 H. L. “Ham” Ellisor 1954–1955 Carl E. Buckner 1955–1956 Harry Cole 1956–1957 E. R. Goodnight 1957–1958 W. S. Whately 1958–1959 J. F. Willis 1959–1960 W. A. Evans 1960–1961 W. E. Crowder 1961–1962 W. A. Evans 1962–1965 Bernard Bueche 1965–1967 Earl Maughmer 1968–1970 B. J. Rodger 1970–1975 A. J. Burke Appendix 3 425 1975–1978 R. C. Rich 1978–1979 David Sheetz 1979–1980 James Albright 1980–1982 David Collier 1982–1985 William Elkin 1985–1991 Mark Clark 1991–1996 Doug Elder Houston Police Officers Union Presidents 1996–2008 Hans Marticiuc 2008–2011 Gary Blankinship 2011–2012 J. J. Berry 2012– Ray Hunt ...

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