Dave Edwards (Wyoming politician)

David Richard "Dave" Edwards
Wyoming State Representative from Converse County
In office
January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2008
Succeeded by Richard Cannady[1]
Converse County Commissioner
In office
January 4, 2009 – February 1, 2012
Douglas, Wyoming, City Council member
In office
1995–2001
Personal details
Born (1938-01-13)January 13, 1938
Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Died January 5, 2013(2013-01-05) (aged 74)
Douglas, Wyoming, USA
Cause of death Stroke; Alzheimer's disease
Resting place Douglas Park Cemetery in Douglas, Wyoming
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Glenda Edwards
Children

Scott Edwards of Burbank, California
Mac Edwards of Taylorsville, Utah
Brett Wehn of Idyllwild, California
Tiffany Edwards Hunt of Pahoa, Hawaii

Brenda Riordan of San Diego, California
Residence Douglas, Wyoming
Alma mater Naval Postgraduate School
Occupation Retired United States Navy captain; businessman
Military service
Service/branch United States Navy
Battles/wars Vietnam War, more than 200 combat missions

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

Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Edwards graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.[2] He flew more than two hundred combat missions during the Vietnam War.[3]

Edwards moved to Douglas in 1993 and was soon elected to the city council there and then 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 diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease. He officially stepped down February 1. He suffered a stroke on December 26, 2012 and died ten days later, eight days short of his 75th birthday.[3][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Legislator Information: Representative Richard L. Cannady". legisweb.state.wy.us. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Representative Dave Edwards, Wyoming House of Representatives
  3. 1 2 Obituary
  4. ↑ Obituary
  5. ↑ "Edwards steps down". Douglas Budget. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2013-01-12.


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