Harry Robert "Bob" Purkey (July 13, 1934 – February 16, 2018) was an

American politician In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal democratic republic with a presidential system. The three distinct branches share powers: Congress, which forms the legislative branch, a bicameral legis ...

. Starting in 1986, he was a Republican member of the

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, representing the 82nd district in

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. Purkey announced that he would not run for reelection in 2013.

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* * * 1934 births 2018 deaths Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates Old Dominion University alumni Politicians from Virginia Beach, Virginia People from Parsons, West Virginia Military personnel from West Virginia Businesspeople from Virginia American stockbrokers 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly {{Virginia-delegate-stub