fred, tuerk, july, 1922, august, 2001, american, journalist, politician, tuerk, born, peoria, illinois, served, united, states, navy, during, world, turek, received, degree, journalism, from, university, missouri, then, worked, sports, reporter, journal, star,. Fred J Tuerk July 19 1922 August 16 2001 was an American journalist and politician Tuerk was born in Peoria Illinois He served in the United States Navy during World War II Turek received his degree in journalism from University of Missouri He then worked as a sports reporter for the Journal Star newspaper in Peoria He also worked in public relations for Caterpillar Inc Tuerk served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1969 until 1989 and was a Republican He also served on the Peoria Park Board Tuerk died at St Vincent Hospital in Peoria from emphysema and heart failure 1 2 Notes edit Illinois Blue Book 1987 1988 Biographical Sketch of Fred J Tuerk pg 110 Fred J Tuerk 79 Chicago Tribune James Janega August 18 2001External links editFred J Tuerk at Find a Grave nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred J Tuerk amp oldid 1211374937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
