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Dale Derby
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] Early life and careerDerby 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 RepresentativesDerby 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] Return to Medicine and deathAfter 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] Electoral history
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