Dale Derby
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September 25, 1948
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, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 2021 (aged 72) Oologah Lake, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Linda Derby (m. 1975) |
| Children | 3, including David |
| Education | University of Tulsa (BS) Kansas City University (DO) |
| 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]
Oklahoma House of Representatives
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]