Angie Craig: “today I take that comment with respect and honor because I am here, like many of my colleagues, to join in speaking…”

“today I take that comment with respect and honor because I am here, like many of my colleagues, to join in speaking about the loss of Senator Craig Thomas, a friend from the neighboring State of Wyoming. Over the course of years in working with Craig on the floor of the House and here in the Senate, I must tell you that notice of his death late yesterday evening was a real loss to me and my wife Suzanne. And I say to his wife Susan and their four children that we stand in quiet prayer for strength for you through this difficult time in the loss of a truly marvelous American. The Senator from Colorado just mentioned the word ``cowboy,'' and I oftentimes, when at a gathering with Craig, if the opportunity arose where we were both speakers and I was to introduce him--and that happened on several occasions--I would say: And now, ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce the cowboy from Wyoming. And he would stand with a big smile on his face because he viewed that as a statement of respect.”