Served:
January 1957 – December 1960 (elected)
January 1961 – December 1964 (elected)
January 1965 – December 1973 (elected)
February 1974 – June 1974 (appointed)

Laurel, Washington

Mr. Kreps served in the U.S. Army at Fort Warden, Washington, during World War I and spent the remainder of his life, including his years serving the Port, running the OK Ranch started by his father. He served on the Board of Directors for the Washington Cattlemen's Association (WCA) as was named WCA Rangeman of the Year in 1957. Ollie resigned from the Port Commission due to illness and passed away in August 1974 at age 80.

During his tenure, the Bingen East properties were acquired (forming the present Bingen Point Business Park), the Army Corps of Engineers dredged a "barge channel" and "turning basin" at Bingen East (now known as Bingen Harbor), the Bingen West properties sustained major flood damage and were sold to SDS Lumber Co., Dallesport Industrial Park (DIP) properties were acquired from the Army Corps of Engineers and the park's first water system, rail spur, and roads were built, construction of Marina Park began, Dow Chemical abandoned its development at Dallesport, the 101 Parallel building was constructed and leased to The Dalles Cherry Growers, the DIP water reservoir was built, and Bingen Point property was sold for construction of the first Bingen wastewater treatment facility.

(obituary: Oliver Peter Kreps Jr., The Enterprise 8-15-1974, pg 1)