LS 40 and the "J" in JGVE passed away yesterday.
Les was a key player in the early years of the OSLS and a prominent figure for years around Central Oklahoma. I've heard a rumor that Les was the first surveyor to file a "Certified Corner Record" in Oklahoma after we passed the Corner Perpetuation Act in 1978. My condolences to his family.
> LS 40 and the "J" in JGVE passed away yesterday.
I never met the man, except through his CCRs. Almost anywhere you go in Oklahoma you are going to turn up a corner that Les Judd recorded. OK surveyors are going to remember Les Judd for generations to come.
Les had a "dominant personality".
Probably 25 or 30 years ago a distinct "difference" manifested between the grand-fathered surveyors and those licensed by examination.
While I will admit there were plenty of unskilled folks licensed in the grand-fathering process, I was never really militant about the few that practiced a little on the "unethical" side.
Les, also a PE, had been a Charter Member of the OSLS and did not mince his words when it came to what path he thought Oklahoma surveying should pursue. To establish his credibility to ALL surveyors he applied to take the LS examination, with the blessing of the Board that he could retain his original number if he passed. He did.
I have disagreed with Les on several issues, but never lost respect for him. He always enjoyed a good "warm" discussion.