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

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.