Joe Trosper

Robert Joseph “Joe” Trosper   Robert  Joseph “Joe” Trosper, 90, beloved husband, father, uncle, and friend to many, passed away on Thursday September 29,  2011 at his home of 56 years in Oklahoma City, OK, surrounded by his family. He was born to David Benjamin Trosper and Mary Agnes Cassidy Trosper on May 11, 1921, at the family homestead claimed during the land run, 217 W. 6th Street in downtown Oklahoma City. Joe was the fourth of seven children, and was the last living member of his generation of this early Oklahoma Catholic family. Joe attended Saint Joseph and John Carroll parochial schools before graduating high school in 1939 from St. Gregory’s in Shawnee.  Joe was named as a Catholic All American in basketball in 1939 when the St. Gregory’s 1938-39 Oklahoma State Catholic championship team competed in the National Catholic High School basketball tournament in Chicago. Joe was named as St Gregory Alumni Athlete of the Year in 1955.   After graduation Joe attended Oklahoma A&M (now OSU) playing...