Odilia Mary Russo Dank was an American educator and politician from Oklahoma City who served as a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, from District 85.
11 Facts About Odilia Dank
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Odilia Mary Russo Dank was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Dr Peter and Dr Magdalene Russo.
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Odilia Dank's father worked as a radiologist and her mother worked as a dentist prior to marriage.
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Thereafter, Odilia Dank earned a bachelor's degree in 1960 from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Odilia Dank worked in the Oklahoma City public school system for 20 years as an educator and counselor; for 12 years, she was a counselor at Del City High School.
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Odilia Dank's first teaching job in southwest Oklahoma City was teaching government and Oklahoma history.
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Mary Fallin vacated her House seat in order to run for lieutenant governor and Odilia Dank decided to campaign for the vacancy.
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Odilia Dank was elected to represent District 85 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1994 and served until 2006 when her husband, David Odilia Dank, ran and succeeded her.
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Odilia Dank served two terms as vice chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party.
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Odilia Dank received several awards and recognition for her work in the legislature, including:.
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Odilia Dank died of cancer on August 17,2013 in Oklahoma City.