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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Larry Deleo Shippy
| name=Larry Deleo Shippy
| office=[[Wyoming]] State Representative for Laramie County]]
| office=[[Wyoming]] State Representative for Laramie County
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_start=1993
| term_start=1993
At the time of his death, Shippy was the treasurer of the Cheyenne Board of Realtors and the federal coordinator for the Wyoming Association of Realtors as liaison to the office of Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mike Enzi]]. Over the years, he was affiliated with Youth for Christ, the [[Chamber of Commerce]], Rotary International, and the Wyoming [[Truckers]] Association.<ref name=obit/>
At the time of his death, Shippy was the treasurer of the Cheyenne Board of Realtors and the federal coordinator for the Wyoming Association of Realtors as liaison to the office of Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mike Enzi]]. Over the years, he was affiliated with Youth for Christ, the [[Chamber of Commerce]], Rotary International, and the Wyoming [[Truckers]] Association.<ref name=obit/>
Shippy was "passionate about history and politics and enjoyed cooking, [[golf]]ing, snowmobiling, and pheasant hunting in his spare time." He was also known for his sense of humor as a practical joker.<ref name=shippydies/>
Kim Andereck, a colleague of Shippy's at Grubb & Ellis, described the retired lawmaker in an interview with ''The Wyoming Tribune Eagle'' as:
Kim Andereck, a colleague of Shippy's at Grubb & Ellis, described the retired lawmaker in an interview with ''The Wyoming Tribune Eagle'' as:
Hanes was later elected to the Wyoming State Senate for District 5, which includes much of Cheyenne and some rural areas of Laramie County. Hanes was term-limited in 2006, and Shippy ran unsuccessfully for the right to succeed him.<ref name=shippydies/> In the campaign, Shippy attributed Wyoming's housing shortage to a lack of reasonably priced land that can be annexed and developed for low-cost housing, something he claimed that lawmakers can address with legislation. He spent less than $2,000 in the race. The Republican nomination and the [[general election]] victory went to Robert Fecht.
Hanes was later elected to the Wyoming State Senate for District 5, which includes much of Cheyenne and some rural areas of Laramie County. Hanes was term-limited in 2006, and Shippy ran unsuccessfully for the right to succeed him.<ref name=shippydies/> In the campaign, Shippy attributed Wyoming's housing shortage to a lack of reasonably priced land that can be annexed and developed for low-cost housing, something he claimed that lawmakers can address with legislation. He spent less than $2,000 in the race. The Republican nomination and the [[general election]] victory went to Robert Fecht.
Shippy died in a Cheyenne [[hospice]]. He was survived by his wife of nearly ten years, Kelly J. Shippy; their daughter, Madison Shippy; his daughter from a previous marriage, Tonya Semmler of Littleton, [[Colorado]]; his parents, from Winner, South Dakota; his siblings, Kyle Shippy and Shirley Shelbourn, both of [[Colome, South Dakota]], and Wayne Shippy, Beverly Traver, and Keith Shippy, all of [[Tempe, Arizona]], and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son from the first marriage, Lonnie Shippy.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/larry-d-shippy/article_f9825bcc-c61f-5a74-a234-69c056c7a3ba.html|title=Larry D. Shippy obituary|publisher=''Wyoming Tribune-Eagle''|date=June 11, 2007|accessdate=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
Shippy died in a Cheyenne [[hospice]]. He was survived by his wife of nearly ten years, Kelly J. Shippy; their daughter, Madison Shippy; his daughter from a previous marriage, Tonya Semmler of Littleton, [[Colorado]]; his parents, from Winner, South Dakota; his siblings, Kyle Shippy and Shirley Shelbourn, both of Colome, South Dakota, and Wayne Shippy, Beverly Traver, and Keith Shippy, all of Tempe, [[Arizona]], and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son from the first marriage, Lonnie Shippy.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/larry-d-shippy/article_f9825bcc-c61f-5a74-a234-69c056c7a3ba.html|title=Larry D. Shippy obituary|publisher=''Wyoming Tribune-Eagle''|date=June 11, 2007|accessdate=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
Services were held on June 13, 2007, at Frontier Park. [[Cremation]] was at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.<ref name=obit/>
Services were held on June 13, 2007, at Frontier Park. [[Cremation]] was at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.<ref name=obit/>