Wyoming Representative John Patton (R), who served four stints in the Legislature in three different decades, died in April.

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Wyoming Representative John Patton (R), who served four stints in the Legislature in three different decades, died in April. He was 84. Patton served in the House for a year in 1961 and 1965 and in the Senate from 1967-1971. In 2009, he went back to the House and, a respected champion of education, served as Education Committee chair when he died. Patton was active in...