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Rudolph Theodore Anselmi (1904-1989) —
also known as Rudolph Anselmi —
of Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo.
Born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater
County, Wyo., May 1,
1904.
Son of Joe Anselmi and Mary (Menghini) Anselmi.
Democrat. Manager, Miners Mercantile
Co.; director, North Side State Bank;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1937-50; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wyoming, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Elks; Sigma
Chi.
Died June 11,
1989 (age 85 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thurman Wesley Arnold (1891-1969) —
also known as Thurman W. Arnold —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Alexandria,
Va.
Born in Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo., June 2,
1891.
Son of Constantine Peter Arnold and Annie (Brockway) Arnold.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1921; mayor of
Laramie, Wyo., 1923-24; dean,
College of Law, West Virginia University, 1927-30; professor of
law, Yale University, from 1931; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1943-45; resigned
1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks;
Lions.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died two months later, in Alexandria,
Va., November
7, 1969 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.
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Roy Chamberlain (1905-1979) —
of Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Hotel
owner; oil
business; member of Wyoming
state senate, 1943-53.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Died, of cancer, in
Niobrara County Memorial Hospital,
Lusk, Niobrara
County, Wyo., September
19, 1979 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Lusk
Cemetery, Lusk, Wyo.
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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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Harry W. Hansen (b. 1884) —
of Craig, Moffat
County, Colo.
Born in Carbon, Carbon
County, Wyo., January
12, 1884.
Son of Jens Hansen and Anna E. (Arnold) Hansen.
Republican. Mayor of Craig, Colo., 1920-21; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1928;
member of Colorado
state senate 13th District, 1929-32.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Robert Knapp and Lily Knapp.
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 J. Herschler (1918-1990) —
also known as 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, 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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Lawrence A. Marty (b. 1926) —
of Green River, Sweetwater
County, Wyo.
Born in Leigh, Colfax
County, Neb., June 17,
1926.
Son of Herman L. Marty and Frances J. (Harvey) Marty.
Republican. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Wyoming, 1958-59; chair of
Sweetwater County Republican Party, 1960-64, 1968-70; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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