Homer Heck (September 29, 1936 – November 10, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

Branchland, West Virginia Branchland (also Hadley) is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10, southwest of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 597&nbs ...

, Heck graduated from Huntington High School and served in the

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. He went to

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: ...

and Texas Western University and received a degree from

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. He worked at Armco Steel, INCO Nickel Plant, in Huntington, West Virginia, and owned several businesses. He served in the

West Virginia State Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in t ...

from 1980 to 1984 and then from 1988 to 1992 as a

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. He died in Huntington, West Virginia.Database
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1936 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Huntington, West Virginia People from Lincoln County, West Virginia Businesspeople from West Virginia Marshall University alumni University of Texas at El Paso alumni Democratic Party West Virginia state senators Military personnel from Huntington, West Virginia 20th-century American businesspeople {{WestVirginia-politician-stub