| | Shippy was the fourth former Cheyenne lawmaker to have died within two months. Republican Joseph D. Selby and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Edwin H. Whitehead, both of Cheyenne, died on April 20 and May 20, respectively. Republican former Representative [[Robert Schliske]], who served from 1971 to 1975, died on June 21. Republican U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas of Casper died on June 4. And in September, former Republican state legislator [[Dean T. Prosser]], a leader in environmental legislation from 1971 to 1983, died in [[Rhode Island]], where he had retired. | | Shippy was the fourth former Cheyenne lawmaker to have died within two months. Republican Joseph D. Selby and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Edwin H. Whitehead, both of Cheyenne, died on April 20 and May 20, respectively. Republican former Representative [[Robert Schliske]], who served from 1971 to 1975, died on June 21. Republican U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas of Casper died on June 4. And in September, former Republican state legislator [[Dean T. Prosser]], a leader in environmental legislation from 1971 to 1983, died in [[Rhode Island]], where he had retired. |