Dave Edwards (Wyoming politician)

David Richard "Dave" Edwards
David Richard "Dave" Edwards
Wyoming State Representative from Converse County
	In office; January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2008
Succeeded by	Richard Cannady
Converse County Commissioner
	In office; January 4, 2009 – February 1, 2012
Douglas, Wyoming, City Council member
	In office; 1995–2001
Personal details
Born	January 13, 1938; Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	January 5, 2013 (aged 74); Douglas, Wyoming, U.S.
Cause of death	Stroke; Alzheimer's disease
Resting place	Douglas Park Cemetery in Douglas, Wyoming
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Douglas, Wyoming, U.S.
Alma mater	Naval Postgraduate School
Occupation	Retired United States Navy captain; businessman
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	Vietnam War, more than 200 combat missions

David Richard Edwards (January 13, 1938 – January 5, 2013) was an American retired United States Navy officer, businessman, and politician.

Early life[edit]

Edwards was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Edwards graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.^[2]

In the U.S. Navy, Edwards flew more than two hundred combat missions during the Vietnam War. Edwards's military nickname was "Warpaint".^[3]

Edwards bought the LaBonte Hotel, a historical hotel.^[3]

Edwards moved to Douglas, Wyoming in 1993 and was elected to the city council there. He subsequently served as a commissioner of Converse County. He served in the Wyoming House of Representatives (2001–2008) as the Representative for District 6 as a Republican.^[4]

Edwards tendered his letter of resignation on January 6, 2012, to the Converse County Commission after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.^[5]

He officially stepped down February 1.

On December 26, 2012, Edwards suffered a stroke and died on January 5, 2013, eight days short of his 75th birthday.^[3]

^ "Legislator Information: Representative Richard L. Cannady". legisweb.state.wy.us. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
^ "HOUSE DISTRICT 6 MEMBER – Dave Edwards". Retrieved January 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hancock, Laura (January 7, 2013). "Converse County legislator David Edwards remembered". billingsgazette.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
^ Obituary Archived January 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Edwards steps down". Douglas Budget. January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.