Residents Line Streets Of Cody, Wyo., To Say Goodbye To Native Son, U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas

CODY, Wyo. (AP) -- Residents waved American flags as they lined the streets of the late U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas's hometown Sunday to say goodbye to the longtime Republican leader.<br/><br/>Thomas, 74,

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 8:36 pm

By: News On 6

CODY, Wyo. (AP) -- Residents waved American flags as they lined the streets of the late U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas's hometown Sunday to say goodbye to the longtime Republican leader.

Thomas, 74, died June 4 during treatment for leukemia. Hundreds of people turned out for his funeral Saturday in Casper. On Sunday, Thomas' casket was driven through the town where he was born, following the route of the annual July Fourth parade that
Thomas used to ride in.

Some well-wishers held up signs of support, and Thomas' wife, Susan, waved on the way to a private burial.

The three-term Republican senator and former U.S. Marine grew up on a Wapiti ranch, between Cody and Yellowstone National Park. He graduated from Cody High School.