Why I Am Lawton Proud

Daren M. Coats, OBI Vice President of Southwest Division Operations and Special Projects

I arrived in Lawton in the summer of 2008 from Phoenix, Arizona.  My career in blood banking had taken me all over the U.S., working directly and indirectly with several… Read the full article →

Debra Johnson, MS | District Health Planner Comanche County Health Department | Oklahoma State Department of Health

Ten years as a stay-at-home mom and Army wife ended abruptly when my spouse was medically discharged only halfway to his planned military retirement. The realization that I would now… Read the full article →

James Taylor, GPTC – Director of FISTA

Light your lamp & you light the world – be proud in it! I am Lawton Proud for so many reasons, and much of why is connected to my beginning… Read the full article →

Laura Newman Clevenger Owner/Publisher, OK Family Publishing

I am Lawton-Fort Sill Proud and a third-generation Lawtonian. Like many young people, I had to move away in order to fully appreciate my hometown. I chose to move back… Read the full article →

Patty Neuwirth, Executive Director Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawton Public Schools Board of Education

Why am I Lawton Proud?  Throughout my adult life I have volunteered for many of the wonderful nonprofits in our town.  My work with young people through the PTA and… Read the full article →