Tom Walsh (Wyoming politician)
| Thomas Edmund "Tom" Walsh, Sr. | |
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| Wyoming State Representative from District 56 (Natrona County) | |
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In office 2003–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Patricia Nagel |
| Succeeded by | Tim Stubson |
| Mayor of Casper, Wyoming | |
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In office January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | James W. "Tim" Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Paul C. Bertoglio |
| Casper City Council member | |
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In office January 1997 – May 13, 1997 |
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In office January 1999 – December 2002 |
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In office August 5, 2008 – December 2008 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 31, 1942 Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States |
| Died | January 1, 2010 (aged 67) Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Marie Christensen Walsh (married 1963-his death) |
| Children |
Thomas E. Walsh, Jr. |
| Alma mater |
Thermopolis High School |
| Occupation | Retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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(1) Over a 37-year military career, Walsh made 2,054 parachute jumps and was a marksmanship instructor. (2) As the mayor of Casper in 2000, Walsh instituted Adult Drug Court. (3) Walsh made fourteen trips to Southeast Asia at his own expense looking for POWs and MIAs. (4) Walsh was involved in more than 550 military burials through the Natrona County United Veterans Council. |
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Thomas E. Walsh, Jr.
Thermopolis High School
University of Wyoming
(1) Over a 37-year military career, Walsh made 2,054 parachute jumps and was a marksmanship instructor.
(2) As the mayor of Casper in 2000, Walsh instituted Adult Drug Court.
(3) Walsh made fourteen trips to Southeast Asia at his own expense looking for POWs and MIAs.
Thomas Edmund Walsh, Sr. (October 31, 1942 – January 1, 2010), known as Tom Walsh, was a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, a Wyoming educator, a mayor of Casper, and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Natrona County from 2003 to 2008.
Walsh served as vice mayor in 1999 and as mayor in 2000, positions which selected among the city council annually by the Casper City Council. He served three nonconsecutive stints on the city council, 1997, 1999–2002, and 2008. He was elected to the legislature in 2002, 2004, and 2006. He resigned his House seat in January 2008, after having been stricken with leukemia, which ultimately claimed his life at the age of sixty-seven on New Years Day, 2010. Years earlier, Walsh had been a volunteer firefighter in Casper. As mayor, he launched the Natrona County Adult Drug Court.
Walsh was born to a pioneer Wyoming family and reared in Thermopolis in northwestern Wyoming. He was a close friend of the Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal, who is also a native of Thermopolis. He held bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wyoming at Laramie. He held the Ed.D., the terminal degree in professional education, from the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley, Colorado.
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