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the Safety Signal
January 2014
Two buddies redefine “best friends”
Buddies since kindergarten from small-town
Adair, Oklahoma, two men have been the
best of friends for 35 years now. They married
classmates; both named Kim who are also
friends. They are avid golfers, recently they
became co-workers, and now the two have
shared the same kidney.
Wait, what? They shared the same
kidney? Yes, it’s true. But start from the
beginning.
Ryan Harris was hired as a driver license
examiner for the Dept. of Public Safety in
August 2011; something that made him very
happy.
“It’s such a fun job with great benefits,”
said Harris. “I work with some good people;
everyone is so amazing.”
But only months later, just before
Thanksgiving, Harris was diagnosed with kidney
failure. Having experienced some unfamiliar
symptoms, Harris had scheduled an appointment
with his doctor. The results from his blood tests
alarmed his doctor who called Harris and told
him to go to the nearest emergency room.
“I just assumed I was fine, but my doctor
January 2014- Page 1
(Continued)
If you would like to
make a submission or
suggest a story idea to
be published, please
send your information
to Public Information
Officer Deanna
Beckham Hargus,
editor, via e-mail to
dhargus@dps.state.ok.us
or call 405-425-7708.
told me that everything wasn’t so good.
Then I found out I had kidney failure.
Everything happened so fast,” said
Harris.
From the emergency room in
Pryor, Oklahoma, Harris was then life-flighted
to Tulsa.
“I started dialysis the day after
Thanksgiving,” said Harris. For 14
months, Harris endured the treatment in
hopes of improving, and he was placed
on the kidney transplant waiting list
seeking a match.
Meanwhile,
he had been
encouraging his best
friend Jeremy Gilpin
to apply for a driver
license examiner job
that had come open.
Less than a year
later, the two became
Best buddies and driver license
examiners Ryan Harris (all photos:
left) and Jeremy Gilpin (right)
share more than just friendship.
Photos provided (Above in 1984.)
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| Title | SafetySig-2014-01 1 |
| Full text | the Safety Signal January 2014 Two buddies redefine “best friends” Buddies since kindergarten from small-town Adair, Oklahoma, two men have been the best of friends for 35 years now. They married classmates; both named Kim who are also friends. They are avid golfers, recently they became co-workers, and now the two have shared the same kidney. Wait, what? They shared the same kidney? Yes, it’s true. But start from the beginning. Ryan Harris was hired as a driver license examiner for the Dept. of Public Safety in August 2011; something that made him very happy. “It’s such a fun job with great benefits,” said Harris. “I work with some good people; everyone is so amazing.” But only months later, just before Thanksgiving, Harris was diagnosed with kidney failure. Having experienced some unfamiliar symptoms, Harris had scheduled an appointment with his doctor. The results from his blood tests alarmed his doctor who called Harris and told him to go to the nearest emergency room. “I just assumed I was fine, but my doctor January 2014- Page 1 (Continued) If you would like to make a submission or suggest a story idea to be published, please send your information to Public Information Officer Deanna Beckham Hargus, editor, via e-mail to dhargus@dps.state.ok.us or call 405-425-7708. told me that everything wasn’t so good. Then I found out I had kidney failure. Everything happened so fast,” said Harris. From the emergency room in Pryor, Oklahoma, Harris was then life-flighted to Tulsa. “I started dialysis the day after Thanksgiving,” said Harris. For 14 months, Harris endured the treatment in hopes of improving, and he was placed on the kidney transplant waiting list seeking a match. Meanwhile, he had been encouraging his best friend Jeremy Gilpin to apply for a driver license examiner job that had come open. Less than a year later, the two became Best buddies and driver license examiners Ryan Harris (all photos: left) and Jeremy Gilpin (right) share more than just friendship. Photos provided (Above in 1984.) |
| Date created | 2014-06-26 |
| Date modified | 2014-06-26 |
