Dewayne Bunch

DeWayne Bunch (February 22, 1962 – July 11, 2012) was an American teacher and a Republican politician in Kentucky.

Biography Bunch taught mathematics and science at Whitley County High School in Williamsburg, Kentucky. He also was a member of the Kentucky National Guard for 23 years and served a tour of duty in Iraq. In 2010 he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Charlie Siler to represent the 82nd district (Whitley County and part of Laurel County).

Head injury and death On April 12, 2011, while attempting to break up a fight in the school cafeteria, Bunch was knocked down and hit his head on the floor, which the local sheriff described as being hard "like slate". By June, he was communicating with his family, and had regained certain abilities, but as of October 2011, he was still a patient at the Shepherd Center.

Bunch died on July 11, 2012, from the injuries sustained the year before, aged 50.