Dale DePue

L. Dale DePue was born on July 20, 1935, in Oklahoma City to Geraldine and Lionel DePue. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1953 and attended the University of Oklahoma where he played for Oklahoma Sooners football. He graduated in 1959 with a degree in petroleum engineering and worked for the Continental Oil Company. In 1966, he was transferred to Carmi, Illinois, where he became increasingly involved with the First Presbyterian Church. In 1972, he left his oil company job to be a full time pastor until 2000.^[1] He served one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 31st district from 2004 to 2006 as a member of the Republican Party. He was preceded by Frank W. Davis and succeeded by Jason Murphey.^[2] He died on March 31, 2023, in Edmond, Oklahoma.^[1]