The Auxiliary started over thirty years ago in 1976 when three
wives from Troop H (Frances Howell, Edna Lemmond, and Eileen Blalock) took their mission across the state. Specifically
they were addressing the fact that six troopers were killed in the line of duty in 1975 and two in 1976. Children
of Highway Patrolmen were afraid for their dads to go to work and wives were just as concerned. These three
ladies decided that if their families were suffering other families were too. They took to the roads of
North Carolina using their own monies to present their message to all Highway Patrol families, most importantly the wives.
Their message
struck a cord with spouses across the state. 99 wives adopted the first constitution and by-laws in April
1976 at the first statewide convention held in Greensboro, NC. Over thirty years later, our organization
is still going strong!
