June 6, 2007“Today I remember a distinguished colleague and a good friend, Senator Craig Thomas of Wyoming.
“Craig was a soft-spoken Senator, but no one was more dedicated to his state. From his childhood on a ranch in Cody, to his studies in agriculture at the state university, to his more than four decades in public service, Craig was a son of Wyoming through and through. And since his election to Congress in 1988, the people of his home state were his first priority. Craig’s services to rural America made him one of the most popular leaders in Wyoming history, regularly reelected by resounding margins. His work on rural health care and job creation improved the lives of thousands of Wyoming families, and thousands more rural families all over America. And as a Westerner, Craig was devoted to wilderness—to America’s open spaces—for his entire life.