Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's executive director, Tom Bates, is resigning after five years in the high-stress position.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board (PPB) will soon be under new leadership. Executive Director Tom Bates has submitted his resignation, effective November 30, 2025. His decision ends a five-year ...
Jay Thomas Bates, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed peacefully at the age of 85 on June 3, 2025. Born in Delavan, Wisconsin, to Ferne M. Bates and Jerome T. Bates, he was oldest of 3 ...
When people spot Tom Bates' Pearl Harbor survivor's car license plate, they stop to shake hands with the old sailor and say, ''Thanks.'' But the retired Santa Rosa plumber, who served aboard the USS ...
Tom was born in Zanesville Ohio to Garnet and Don Bates on Feb 6, 1929, he served honorably in the US Navy and saw active duty in Korea. After a successful business career in Ohio, Tom moved to Naples ...
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board's executive director, Tom Bates, is resigning after five years in the high-stress position. Bates, 56, leaves Nov. 30. In his Sept. 22 resignation letter, he ...