Larry Dickerson
{{infobox officeholder
| name =
| image = Larry Dickerson.jpg
| caption = Dickerson's official portrait
| state_senate = Oklahoma
| district = 4th
| term_start = November 16, 1986
| term_end = March 7, 2002
| predecessor = Joe Johnson
| successor = Kenneth Corn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|5|13}}
| birth_place = Poteau, Oklahoma, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|3|7|1956|5|13}}
| death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| education = University of Oklahoma (B.A.)
University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D.)
| party = Democratic Party
}}
Larry Dickerson (May 13, 1956 – March 7, 2002) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1986 until his death in March 2002.
Early life, education, and family
Larry Dickerson was born on May 13, 1956, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to Lawrence and Nan Dickerson.{{cite web |title=Part II: Senate Members and their Districts |url=https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OKPolitics/article/view/1043/941 |website=Oklahoma State University |publisher=The Almanac of Oklahoma Politics |access-date=6 May 2024 |pages=90-91}} He later graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1978 and University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1982. After graduation he worked as an assistant district attorney in Leflore County.
Oklahoma Senate
In 1986, he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate representing the 4th senate district as a member of the Democratic Party.{{cite web |title=After Long, Difficult Fight, Sen. Dickerson Loses Bout with Cancer |url=https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/after-long-difficult-fight-sen-dickerson-loses-bout-cancer |website=oksenate.gov |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |access-date=6 May 2024 |language=en |date=7 March 2002}}{{cite news |title=Memorial service set for senator |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/03/09/memorial-service-set-for-senator/62103580007/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=March 9, 2002}} He also ran a private law practice and was married with one son.
=Death=
He died on March 7, 2002, at Deaconess Hospital.{{cite news |title=State Sen. Dickerson dies of cancer Poteau native was elected after serving as prosecutor |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2002/03/08/state-sen-dickerson-dies-of-cancer-poteau-native-was-elected-after-serving-as-prosecutor/62103719007/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=March 8, 2002}} His body lied in state in the Oklahoma Capitol on March 11, 2002.{{cite web |title=Senate to hold memorial service for Sen. Dickerson Monday, Funeral services in Poteau set for Tuesday |url=https://oksenate.gov/press-releases/senate-hold-memorial-service-sen-dickerson-monday-funeral-services-poteau-set |website=oksenate.gov |publisher=Oklahoma Senate |access-date=6 May 2024 |date=March 8, 2002}} His funeral was March 12 at Carl Albert State College in Poteau.{{cite news |title=State Senator's Body to Lie in State |url=https://www.newson6.com/story/5e3680382f69d76f620942e0/oklahoma-city-bombing-victims |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=KOTV-DT |date=March 8, 2002}} After his death, his state senate seat was vacant until the next election.{{cite news |last1=Ervin |first1=Chuck |title=Senator to lie in state; services set |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/senator-to-lie-in-state-services-set/article_4a2db221-3302-569d-be74-727c50511a11.html |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=Tulsa World |date=9 March 2002 |language=en}}
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Category:Democratic Party Oklahoma state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Oklahoma Legislature
Category:People from Poteau, Oklahoma