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- State Legislator Larry Gish Dies; Services Monday
State Re. Larry Gish, D-Stillwater, died Friday from cancer. He was 61.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Stillwater.
Gish was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1986. He underwent treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in 1987.
He was born in Little River, Kan. Gish earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas.
After holding city manager jobs with Arkansas City, Kan., and Marceline, mo., he moved to that same position with Stillwater in 1966.
During his tenure as city manager, he was instrumental in the creation of the Stillwater Utility Authority and of lake McMurtry, a major water supply source for the city.
He became one of the youngest presidents of the International City managers Association in 1978.
He started up a consulting firm for cities in Oklahoma and Kansas, then ran for and won in 1983 the state House seat once held be ex-speaker Dan Draper.
The state Capitol celebrated “Larry Gish Day” in February with the House unanimously passing a resolution recognizing his accomplishments.
The ailing Gish attended the ceremony in a wheelchair, but declared to a crowded gallery, “This is not my swan song. I’m going to be back day after day after day.”
He is survived by his wife Barbara, a son, David Gish, and a daughter, Susan Lampe.
Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sunday, 15 September 1991.
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