Beverly Milton "Bev" Dyck (May 18, 1936 – August 11, 2012) was an educator and political figure in

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. He represented Saskatoon City Park from 1971 from 1975 and Saskatoon Mayfair from 1975 to 1982 in the

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as a

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(NDP) member. He was born in

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, the son of John H. Dyck, and was educated at the

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. In 1962, Dyck married Loretta Gawdun. He taught commerce in high school. After leaving provincial politics, Dyck served on

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as a councillor from 1985 to 1994. He died at the age of 78 of

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1936 births 2012 deaths Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs Saskatoon city councillors 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{NDP-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub