Terry Deering (November 7, 1958 – June 26, 1997) was an American legislator and coal miner who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 1991 until his death in June 1997.
Terry Deering | |
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 116th district 115th District (1991-1993) | |
| In office January 1991 – June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Goforth (115th) |
| Succeeded by | Dan Reitz (116th) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 7, 1958 DuQuoin, Illinois |
| Died | June 27, 1997 (aged 38) Near Du Bois, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Reita Jean |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | Du Bois, Illinois |
| Occupation | Coal Miner |
Biographical sketch
editBorn in DuQuoin, Illinois, Deering went to Nashville High School in Nashville, Illinois. He was a coal miner and then served as Mayor of Du Bois, Illinois. In the 1990 general election Deering defeated Republican incumbent Charles Wayne Goforth in what was regarded as an upset.[1] He served in the Illinois House of Representatives, as a Democrat, from 1990 until his death. He died in an auto accident near Du Bois, Illinois.[2][3] Local Democratic Party leaders appointed Dan Reitz, a County Commissioner in Randolph County, to succeed Deering.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Klemens, Michael D. "Same parties, new faces, realignments". Illinois Issues. 16 (12). Sangamon State University: 11. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ DuBois Legislator Is Killed In Car Accident
- ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1997-1998,' Biographical Sketch of Terry Deering, pg. 61
- ^ Bode, Gus (July 23, 1997). "Designation of Randolph County commissioner to the post previously held by Rep Deering, has left Brown, more motivated than ever". The Daily Egyptian. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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