Dale Derby | |
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Member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Derby |
Succeeded by | Mark Vancuren |
Personal details | |
Born | George Dale Derby September 25, 1948 Eldon, Missouri |
Died | August 24, 2021 Oologah Lake, Oklahoma | (aged 72)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Linda Derby (
m. 1975) |
Children |
David Derby Jacquelyn Gonz Micah Derby |
Education |
University of Tulsa (
B.S) Kansas City University ( D.O.) |
Profession |
anesthesiologist politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1976-1979 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
George Dale Derby (September 25, 1948 – August 24, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district from 2017 to 2019. [1]
Derby was born on September 25, 1948, in Eldon, Missouri. He later graduated from Claremore High School in Claremore, Oklahoma, in 1966. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Tulsa in 1971 and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Kansas City University of Osteopathic Medicine in 1975. [2]
After finishing his degree, he worked in St. Louis at the Normandy Osteopathic Hospital until 1976. After leaving St. Louis, he joined the United States Navy as a lieutenant colonel. He served for three years and spent time in Guam. After leaving the Navy in 1979, Derby spent sixteen years in private practice as a primary care physician in Farmington, Missouri, before moving to Fresno, California, to serve as chief of an anesthesiology department. In 2004 Derby moved to Owasso, Oklahoma. [2] Derby started working for Bailey Medical Center in Owasso in 2006. [3]
Derby ran for one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2016 to succeed his son, David Derby, to represent the 74th district. [4] He faced Democratic candidate Jeri Moberly in the general election on November 8, 2016. [5] Moberly had been endorsed by the Tulsa World who described Derby as "more of the same." [6] Derby defeated Moberly in the general election with over two-thirds of the vote. [7]
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Charles McCall later described Derby's time serving in the 56th Oklahoma Legislature saying "As a member of the House, Rep. Dale Derby was a conservative solution seeker who worked with others to address issues of the state." [4]
After leaving the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Derby worked as an anesthesiologist in Owasso. [8] He served as the medical director of anesthesia and chairman of the board for Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. [9]
Derby died on August 24, 2021, after he drowned in an accident while on Oologah Lake, near Oologah, Oklahoma, at age 72. [10] While out on the lake, Derby attempted to swim out to a drifting boat without a life jacket. [11] While swimming he went under the water and did not resurface. His body was recovered later that day by the Northwest Fire Department. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dale Derby | 12,765 | 66.59% | ||
Democratic | Jeri Moberly | 6,404 | 33.41% | ||
Total votes | 19,169 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Dale Derby | |
---|---|
Member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | David Derby |
Succeeded by | Mark Vancuren |
Personal details | |
Born | George Dale Derby September 25, 1948 Eldon, Missouri |
Died | August 24, 2021 Oologah Lake, Oklahoma | (aged 72)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Linda Derby (
m. 1975) |
Children |
David Derby Jacquelyn Gonz Micah Derby |
Education |
University of Tulsa (
B.S) Kansas City University ( D.O.) |
Profession |
anesthesiologist politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1976-1979 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
George Dale Derby (September 25, 1948 – August 24, 2021) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 74th district from 2017 to 2019. [1]
Derby was born on September 25, 1948, in Eldon, Missouri. He later graduated from Claremore High School in Claremore, Oklahoma, in 1966. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Tulsa in 1971 and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Kansas City University of Osteopathic Medicine in 1975. [2]
After finishing his degree, he worked in St. Louis at the Normandy Osteopathic Hospital until 1976. After leaving St. Louis, he joined the United States Navy as a lieutenant colonel. He served for three years and spent time in Guam. After leaving the Navy in 1979, Derby spent sixteen years in private practice as a primary care physician in Farmington, Missouri, before moving to Fresno, California, to serve as chief of an anesthesiology department. In 2004 Derby moved to Owasso, Oklahoma. [2] Derby started working for Bailey Medical Center in Owasso in 2006. [3]
Derby ran for one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2016 to succeed his son, David Derby, to represent the 74th district. [4] He faced Democratic candidate Jeri Moberly in the general election on November 8, 2016. [5] Moberly had been endorsed by the Tulsa World who described Derby as "more of the same." [6] Derby defeated Moberly in the general election with over two-thirds of the vote. [7]
Oklahoma Speaker of the House Charles McCall later described Derby's time serving in the 56th Oklahoma Legislature saying "As a member of the House, Rep. Dale Derby was a conservative solution seeker who worked with others to address issues of the state." [4]
After leaving the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Derby worked as an anesthesiologist in Owasso. [8] He served as the medical director of anesthesia and chairman of the board for Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. [9]
Derby died on August 24, 2021, after he drowned in an accident while on Oologah Lake, near Oologah, Oklahoma, at age 72. [10] While out on the lake, Derby attempted to swim out to a drifting boat without a life jacket. [11] While swimming he went under the water and did not resurface. His body was recovered later that day by the Northwest Fire Department. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dale Derby | 12,765 | 66.59% | ||
Democratic | Jeri Moberly | 6,404 | 33.41% | ||
Total votes | 19,169 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |