An Eventful Career
From the
Norman Transcript:
In his tenure with the Social Security Administration in Oklahoma and
western Arkansas, Dennis Purifoy has weathered turbulence and change
and navigated tragedy and triumph.
He’ll step down from the agency Aug. 2 after 40 years. ...
As a claims representative in Stillwater, Purifoy intended to work
for the SSA for a couple of years before pursuing other opportunities.
After 40 years, he is glad he stuck around.
“From Stillwater to Shawnee and then Hot Springs in Arkansas, I’ve
enjoyed my job every step of the way,” Purifoy said. “I was the manager
in the Clinton office, where I was introduced to my wife, before I went
to OKC and was there during the bombing before coming here (Moore).”
Purifoy was inside the Oklahoma City SSA office, where 16 employees
were killed, when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed April
19, 1995. ...
“I wouldn’t call it a highlight, but, of course, it sticks in my
memory,” Purifoy said, recalling the bombing. “That was a rough day,
but,” he said, brightening, “we had the office open and serving people
in Shepherd Mall, where it is today, in one month.” ...
That was not the last time Purifoy witnessed an emergency first-hand
while at work. Four years later, he was conducting a pre-retirement
class at the United Auto Workers Local 1999 union hall near the
now-closed General Motors plant on Southeast 74th Street in Oklahoma
City when it was destroyed by the May 8, 2003, tornado. ...
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