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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. Services were held on June 13, 2007, at Frontier Park. [[Cremation]] was at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.<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. Services were held on June 13, 2007, at Frontier Park. [[Cremation]] was at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.<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 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 (1950-2007) and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Edwin H. "Ed" 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.
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