# Tina Fallon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tina_Fallon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tina_Fallon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fallon > Source revision: 1353192842 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Tina Fallon** (September 16, 1917 – January 27, 2011), born **Evelyn Kilton Peele**, was an American politician who served in the [Delaware House of Representatives](/source/Delaware_House_of_Representatives) for the 39th district from 1978 until her retirement in 2006. Before serving in the legislature, Fallon was a teacher in the [Seaford](/source/Seaford,_Delaware) area. In 2007, the [Woodland Ferry](/source/Woodland_Ferry) was named *The* *Tina Fallon* in honor of the former representative.[3] ## Biography Fallon was born in [Brogden, North Carolina](/source/Brogden,_North_Carolina), the daughter of George Peele and Lillian Langston Peele.[4] She graduated from [Meredith College](/source/Meredith_College) in Raleigh in 1938.[5] She earned a master's degree from the [University of Delaware](/source/University_of_Delaware).[6] Fallon was a math and science teacher.[7] She was president of the Seaford Education Association.[8] She served in the Delaware House of Representatives for almost thirty years, from 1978 until she retired in 2006.[9] She was assigned to the Education, Natural Resources, and Agriculture committees in her first term,[8] the Business/Corporations/Commerce committee in 1999,[10] and the Appropriations committee in 2001.[11] Concerns were raised about her age in her later terms; she replied in 1998 that "I am 80 and bragging about it. Age brings advantages. If you have good health, the time, the energy and the information, age is no distraction."[12] Peele married fellow teacher James Dominic Fallon Jr. in 1938.[4] They had four sons.[8] Her husband died in 1982. Fallon died on January 27, 2011, at the age of 93, at an assisted living home in California.[1] Flags in the state were flown at half-mast in her memory.[13] The Woodland Ferry was renamed *The Tina Fallon* in her honor in 2007, and she attended the new ferry's christening ceremony in 2008.[14][15] A historical marker was placed at the site in 2012.[16] ## References 1. ["Flags lowered to commemorate life of Rep. Tina Fallon"](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2011/02/01/flags-lowered-to-commemorate-life/63988703007/). *Dover Post*. Delaware Online. January 31, 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2025. 1. ["Tina K. Fallon"](https://cawpdata.rutgers.edu/individual/tina-fallon-138c). *Center for American Women and Politics*. Rutgers University. Retrieved 29 August 2025. 1. MacArthur, Ron (February 24, 2023). ["Woodland Ferry dates back nearly 300 years"](https://www.capegazette.com/article/woodland-ferry-dates-back-nearly-300-years/254260). *The Cape Gazette*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240502005745/https://www.capegazette.com/article/woodland-ferry-dates-back-nearly-300-years/254260) May 2, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 August 2025. 1. ["Evelyn Peele is Bride of J. D. Fallon"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-evelyn-peele-is/197145611/). *Asheville Citizen-Times*. 1938-07-31. p. 21. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. Meredith College, *[The Oak Leaves](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Oak_leaves_(electronic_resource)_(IA_oakleaves1938bapt).pdf&page=69)* (1938 yearbook): 65. 1. Moore, Robert (1998-08-29). ["Republicans boast experience, solid record"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-republicans-boast-exper/197146577/). *The News Journal*. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. Jackson, Patrick (2005-11-16). ["Seaford Rep. Tina Fallon to retire after 28 years"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-seaford-rep-tina-fallon/197144851/). *The Daily Times*. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. Smith, Grayson (1980-10-17). ["Sussex County political races unusually quiet this year"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-sussex-county-political/197145304/). *The Morning News*. p. 17. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. Cohen, Celia (November 13, 2005). ["State Rep. Tina Fallon is Ready to Retire"](http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/11-05fallon.asp). *Delaware Grapevine*. Retrieved 29 August 2025. 1. ["House Committee Assignments"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-house-committee-assignm/197138680/). *The News Journal*. 1999-01-17. p. 17. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Legislative Committee Assignments"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-legislative-committee-a/197144002/). *The News Journal*. 2001-01-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["Fallon beats ex-Seaford mayor"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-fallon-beats-ex-seaford/197147680/). *The News Journal*. 1998-09-13. p. 12. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. ["State flags lowered for former Rep. Fallon"](https://whyy.org/articles/state-flags-lowered-for-former-rep-fallon/). *WHYY*. February 1, 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250423075057/https://whyy.org/articles/state-flags-lowered-for-former-rep-fallon/) April 23, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 August 2025. 1. Murray, Molly (2008-10-31). ["Woodland ferry floats to new era"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-woodland-ferry-floats-to/197144173/). *The Daily Times*. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-05-08. – via Newspapers.com. 1. Sharp, Andrew (2023-06-25). ["Meet the Family Behind the Woodland Ferry in Delaware"](https://delawaretoday.com/life-style/woodland-ferry-family/). *Delaware Today*. Retrieved 2026-05-08. 1. ["The Tina Fallon"](https://archives.delaware.gov/delaware-historical-markers/the-tina-fallon/). *Delaware Public Archives - State of Delaware*. Retrieved 2026-05-08. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tina Fallon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fallon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fallon?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.