One speaker at former Wyoming Secretary of State Thyra Thomson's funeral in Cheyenne said she personified both chutzpah and pizazz. Peter K. Simpson said at Friday's service that he loved Thomson, calling her the "queen of Wyoming." Thomson served as secretary of state from 1963 to 1987. She first ran for office after her husband, former U.S. Rep. Keith Thomson, died in 1960. A decorated war hero, Keith Thomson died shortly after his election to the U.S. Senate. Lynne Cheney, wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney, said Thyra Thomson will be buried next to her husband at Arlington National Cemetery. But Cheney says that when she imagines Thyra Thomson reunited with her husband after so many years, she doesn't picture them at Arlington, but rather dancing among the stars.
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