John Derr Obituary
Born in 1941, Jack was a 1959 graduate of Frederick High School and a 1963 graduate of the University of Maryland. Jack was a Maryland State Senator for 16 years, from 1983 to 1998, and if you knew Jack, he was an extremely proud Marylander (Go Terps!), an infamous jokester, a committed church and community leader, and an avid golfer.
Surviving are four children: David J. Derr (Martha) of Gig Harbor, WA; Elizabeth Derr Schultz (Matthew) of Anchorage, AK; Andrew M. Derr (Kelly) of Middletown, MD; Amy Derr Hodges (John) of Bristow, VA; and 15 grandchildren, from Maryland and Virginia to Missouri and Washington, and all the way up to Alaska.
The funeral service will be Friday January 16th at noon eastern and will be live-streamed from Park Rapids, MN. The service can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/@HubbardUnitedMethodistChurch/streams
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