Volume 7 , Issue 10

Man who invented 'Okie' dies in California

"This is too late maybe for the Okie Thread, but until I became acquainted with Richard Reddick, I had no clue this is why we are called Okies. Richard is also a list owner to the Daly site. Ben Reddick who coined the Okie title is the father of Richard Reddick a great friend of mine. Richard also was the editor of the Paso Robles Daily Press, the same paper his dad owned. He is retired now due to health problems. Here is Ben's obits: Man who invented 'Okie' dies in California

Named an 'honorary Okie' in 1968 - By S.E. Ruckman, Staff Writer - Posted October 27, 1997 TEMPLETON, Calif. -- Newspaper publisher Ben Reddick, credited with coining the term 'Okies' when he was a freelance writer during the Depression, died Thursday. He was 82." - SEE Ardmoreite News dated 10/27/97: The Daily Ardmoreite - dated 10/27/1997 - Headlines -- Named an 'honorary Okie' in 1968.

I know some will be happy to learn where our nickname came from. I feel privileged to know the son of the man who made that history for Oklahoma. He said if you type in "Ben Reddick, Okie" in Google you will get a bunch of hits. Remember to out the comma after Reddick. I can not remember if I sent this URL to you with the others, but it is also good reading about OKIES." - www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/enc/okie.htm -- Lois   |  View or Add Comments (2 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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