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Sam Fratto (b. 1914) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Price, Carbon
County, Utah, July 24,
1914.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; department
store; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1949-51.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Optimist
Club; Sertoma;
Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fratto and Victoria (Romano) Fratto; married 1941 to
Margaret Cowper. |
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Richard Thomas Hanna (1914-2001) —
also known as Richard T. Hanna; "The Little
Leprechaun" —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.; Anaheim, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., June 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1956-62; while in the Assembly, he helped bring
about the establishment
of the University of California at Irvine and California State
University at Fullerton; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from California 34th District, 1963-74; resigned
1974.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Lions; Elks.
In the 1970s, he received
payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park
in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence
buying scandal;
pleaded
guilty; sentenced
to 6-30 months in federal
prison; served one year.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., June 9,
2001 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Atlantic Ocean.
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Stanley Knapp Hathaway (1924-2005) —
also known as Stanley K. Hathaway; Stanley
Knapp —
of Torrington, Goshen
County, Wyo.
Born in Osceola, Polk
County, Neb., July 19,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Goshen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1954-62; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1972
(delegation chair); Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1962-64; Governor of
Wyoming, 1967-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1975.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., October
4, 2005 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Valley
View Cemetery, Torrington, Wyo.
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Edgar Jacob Herschler (1918-1990) —
also known as Edgar J. Herschler; Ed
Herschler —
of Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo.
Born in Kemmerer, Lincoln
County, Wyo., October
27, 1918.
Democrat. Member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Lincoln County, 1965; Governor of
Wyoming, 1975-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wyoming, 1976,
1980.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons.
Died February
5, 1990 (age 71 years, 101
days).
Interment at Kemmerer
City Cemetery, Kemmerer, Wyo.
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John Joseph Hickey (1911-1970) —
also known as John J. Hickey; J. J. Hickey —
of Wyoming.
Born in Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., August
22, 1911.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1949-53; Governor of
Wyoming, 1959-61; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1961-62; defeated, 1962; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1966-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Lions.
Died September
22, 1970 (age 59 years, 31
days).
Interment at Rawlins
Cemetery, Rawlins, Wyo.
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Charles G. Irwin (b. 1892) —
of Douglas, Converse
County, Wyo.
Born in Belvidere, Thayer
County, Neb., November
20, 1892.
Republican. Railway
station agent; merchant;
banker;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1956
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Wyoming
state senate from Converse County, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Bill Nation (b. 1925) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Lingle, Goshen
County, Wyo., May 28,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; photographer;
real
estate agent; mayor
of Cheyenne, Wyo., 1962-66; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Laramie County, 1965-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Exchange
Club; Toastmasters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wade Oliver Nation and Marie (Voss) Nation; married, December
11, 1946, to Joanne Ida Petersen. |
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John Frederick Raper Jr. (1913-1993) —
also known as John F. Raper, Jr. —
of Sheridan, Sheridan
County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Mapleton, Monona
County, Iowa, June 13,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming
state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming,
1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Nu; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died in Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo., June 10,
1993 (age 79 years, 362
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Wyo.
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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