The ARDSP was founded in 1946.
Membership in the association is open to any uniformed Trooper
of the Delaware State Police who has retired with at least 20 years of
service with the division or who has been awarded a disability pension.
There are over 700 members of the association.
Gone....But Not Forgotten....
2024
Departed Troopers Retired & Active Duty
| Name | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred T. "Ted" Hawkinson, Jr. 278 | Retiree | 01/08/2024 |
| Walter E. Saxton 064 | Retiree | 03/12/2024 |
| Thomas E. Cole 149 | Retiree | 05/03/2024 |
| Kenneth W. Wheatley 262 | Retiree | 05/09/2024 |
| Sean P. McDerby 0230 | Retiree | 05/14/2024 |
| Charles R. "Chuck" Mullett 0669 | Retiree | 07/01/2024 |
| Daryl R. Mergenthaler 472 | Retiree | 09/16/2024 |
| Aubrey T. Hudson | Retiree | 09/17/2024 |
2023
Departed Troopers Retired & Active Duty
| Name | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Logullo 008 | 01/09/2023 | |
| Douglas W. Booker 331 | 01/15/2023 | |
| Edmund F. "Ed" Finley, Jr. 339 | 02/28/2023 | |
| Richard J. "Dickie" Marvel 471 | 04/03/2023 | |
| Phillip W. Darby 034 | 05/09/2023 | |
| Bret Ian McAfee 0962 | 06/15/2023 | |
| Charles C. "Chuck" Armstrong, Jr. 422 | 06/16/2023 | |
| Carl B. Kent 312 | 06/21/2023 | |
| Cpl/2 Gregory P. Gaffney 1412 | Off Duty | 06/21/2023 |
| Norman V. Cochran 148 | 07/14/2023 | |
| Jason R. Davis 457 | 07/24/2023 | |
| Donald F. McHugh 081 | 07/25/2023 | |
| Robert C. Shannon 104 | 10/17/2023 | |
| James L. Robinson 358 | 10/23/2023 | |
| Angelo T. "Bucky" Citro 069 | 11/04/2023 | |
| Harry Ray Jackson, Jr. 239 | 11/04/2023 | |
| Thomas J. Shannon III 031 | 11/23/2023 | |
| John C. Quigley 386 | 12/06/2023 | |
| Galen M. Purcell 0791 | 12/11/2023 | |
| Daniel L. Ballance 367 | Galen M. Purcell 0791 |
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Billboard Late 1950's
Billboard 1940's
Troop 2 State Road, New Castle 1940's
Rt 13 & Rt 40 Split Located Between Rt 13 Lanes
Nicknamed "The Ferry Boat"
Rt 13 & Rt 40 Split Located Between Rt 13 Lanes
Nicknamed "The Ferry Boat"
Troop 4 Georgetown 1940's - DuPont Highway North of Georgetown
1940 Patrol Vehicle
1949 Ford
Trooper Bruce C. Ennis #223 - 1968 Plymouth Fury
Trooper Alfred T. Hawkinson, Jr. #278 - 1972 Plymouth Fury
1971 Bell Jet Ranger "N71SP"
1971 Bell Jet Ranger "N71SP"
1990 Ford Crown Vic & Bell Long Ranger
Motor Unit at Law Enforcement Memorial
Delaware Law Enforcement Memorial - DSP Uniforms over the years