Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas Dies at 74
WASHINGTON — Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas, a three-term conservative Republican who stayed clear of the Washington limelight and political catfights, died Monday. He was 74.
The senator’s family issued a statement saying he died Monday evening at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He had been receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia.
I feel blessed that I got to meet Senator Thomas twice. Once a few years ago at a Fremont County Republican Party fundraising dinner and most recently in April when I met with him concerning legislation relating to Israel.
Senator Thomas was a good conservative and represented Wyoming well.
Staffers on Capital Hill refer to Thomas as the “nicest man in the Senate,” and he is known for his kind words and good sense of humor. He frequently jokes with the elevator staff who hold the doors for senators going to and from votes, the attendants who guard the doors to the Senate floor and others.
Thomas was elected to the Senate in 1994 after serving five years in the U.S. House. He was elected to the House seat in a special election to replace Dick Cheney, who at the time became President Gerald Ford’s defense secretary.
Please keep his family in your prayers.
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I will… Its so sad when someone true like that dies. I hope that isn’t a dying breed for politicians
On another note:
You are so cute!
I’m so glad you had the opportunity in the spring to visit with Senator Thomas. I was really praying that he’d beat that cancer. Wasn’t he something? I mean, he kept right on working through most of this battle. Simply amazing character.
PS. You really are cute
What a neat memory for you to have met with him on the issues and get your picture with him.
MZ, I hope Sen. Thomas’ class of politicians isn’t a dying breed as well, especially within Wyoming. He really cared about Wyoming and not the fame and drama of the hill. And thanks for the compliment.
Haha. That’s what I call my “really excited but trying to contain it” face. 
And yes, mom, even though I thought at the time that meeting Senator Thomas was a fun privilege, I never realized until now exactly what an honor it was.
Scott, it was incredible to meet with him in person. He was the only one of the three that was available to actually meet with that day (rather than an aide). He was very attentive to what we were saying, asked questions about a lot of things, and was just friendly and personable overall. He had to leave our meeting a little early in order to vote, but when I asked if I could get a quick picture, he didn’t even hesitate to say yes. He will be greatly missed across the state.