Career
He was appointed director of the Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare (later called the Department of Human Services) in 1951, and ran it until he was forced to resign in 1982, following news media investigations, including American Broadcasting Company"s News 20/20"s "Throwaway Kids," and reports by Gannett News Service, into the abuse and resulting deaths of children in state custody. Patronage; and illegal corporate hirings and abuse of the state bid system. Rader served Oklahoma longer than any other division head, and only state senator Gene Stipe served longer in Oklahoma as a politician.
Lloyd Rader, Senior, died on December 6, 1986, in Oklahoma City.
