[meandog]

Heralded as a shoot-out legend among law enforcement, Tyler THP Cpl. Wayne Hellen, 58, is hanging up his hat after 33 years with the agency. "My official date of retirement will be May 31," he said. "I came here in 1959, and I've been here ever since."....

Do the math. He was born in 1944, right? If he joined the force in '59, it means he joined when he was 15-years-old. Now, I know that Texans are taught to shoot and work early in life; but 15-years-old and a highway patrolman! How early are licenses issued in the lone star state, let alone child labor law certificates?

[CPOSharky]

Maybe he came to Tyler in 1959.