Biography

02/10/1941 - 02/22/2015

DIETTERICK, Gordon Scott, III, a Representative from Luzerne County; born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., February 10, 1941; graduated, Kingston High School, 1958; attended, Wilkes (University) College; served, United States Navy (1959-1963); real estate sales associate, Gordon Dietterick Insurance (10 years); owner, Wyoming Valley Insurance Agency (10 years); elected, council, Kingston (1977-1986); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1987 and 1989 terms; appointed, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Authority (1989-1990); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1990); contractor (8 years); community relations, Federal Emergency Management Agency (5 years); emergency management specialist, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Authority (8 years); died, February 22, 2015 in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; interred, Fern Knoll Cemetery, Dallas, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.