Dick van Dyke | |
State House: | Washington |
District: | 39th |
Term Start: | January 14, 1985 |
Term End: | December 2, 1986 |
Preceded: | Charles Moon |
Succeeded: | Art Sprenkle |
Birth Name: | Richard Gerard van Dyke |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1931 |
Birth Place: | Richmond Hill, New York, US |
Death Place: | Bothell, Washington, US |
Party: | Republican |
Richard Gerard van Dyke (August 27, 1931[1] – December 2, 1986) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1985 to 1986 for District 39.[2] Van Dyke was from Bothell, Washington and defeated incumbent representative Bill Miller in the 1984 elections by 197 votes.[3] [4] He was defeated for re-election in 1986, and in failing health due to diabetes, died by suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning on December 2, 1986.[5] [6]