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Gerald Roderick

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Gerald Roderick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 19th district
Missouri House of Representatives
Assumed office
1973
Personal details
Born1924 (1924)
Died1998 (aged 73–74)
PartyDemocratic
Children4
Occupationdoctor

Gerald J. Roderick (December 22, 1924 - December 20, 1998) was a Democratic politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was born in Upton, Missouri, and was educated at Houston High School in Texas County, the University of Missouri, the Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the California College of Medicine.[1] He joined the United States Navy and served as a pharmacist's mate in the Pacific Theater during World War II. In 1994, he retired as a doctor. Roderick died two days before his 75th birthday, following complications from cardiac bypass surgery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kirkpatrick, James C. Official Manual State of Missouri 1975-1976. Jefferson City, Missouri: Von Hoffmann Press, Inc. p. 119-120.
  2. ^ "The Continuing History of The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians" (PDF). Retrieved 2026-01-30.