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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For four decades, John Groendyke of Enid has been a member of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Groendyke, 72, recently completed his 40th year on the eight-member commission that oversees the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

The chairman of the board and chief executive officer for Groendyke Transport has been a wildlife commissioner longer than anyone ever has in Oklahoma, and perhaps the United States.

Groendyke, a registered Republican, was first appointed to the wildlife commission in 1976 by Gov. David Boren, a Democrat. He since has served...