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Former U.S. senator Alan K. Simpson was beloved by colleagues and constituents for his plain-spoken candor, irrepressible sense of humor and ability to forge bipartisan alliances. (Yellowstone Gate photo by Ruffin Prevost)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CODY, WYO. \u2014 Alan K. Simpson\u2014the former U.S. senator from Wyoming known for his outspoken directness, sense of humor and passionate advocacy for cherished causes\u2014died early March 14 at 93 in Cody, Wyo. after struggling to recuperate from a broken hip in December. Family members said his recovery was complicated after a long-term wound on his left foot never fully healed following a frostbite incident approximately five years ago. As a result, Simpson\u2019s left leg was amputated below the knee as an unavoidable medical necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He served as a U.S. senator for Wyoming from Jan. 1979\u2013Jan. 1997, including as Senate Majority Whip from 1985\u20131987. Before that, Simpson represented Cody in the Wyoming House of Representatives from Jan. 1965\u2013Jan. 1977. Beloved by colleagues and constituents for his plain-spoken candor, irrepressible sense of humor and ability to forge bipartisan alliances, Simpson remained active in civic life after leaving the Senate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Barack Obama meets with his economic team and is joined by, from left, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson in the Oval Office, Feb. 18, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He served as co-chair in 2010 on President Obama\u2019s bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, along with Erskine Bowles, who was previously head of the Small Business Administration and served as President Clinton\u2019s chief of staff. The two remained friends, and Bowles visited Simpson in Cody earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, Simpson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Biden. He advocated for campaign finance reform, comprehensive immigration reform, civic discourse and national debt reduction, as well as numerous local and national charitable causes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Freedom to former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was an uncommonly generous man,\u201d said Pete Simpson, 94, Alan Simpson\u2019s older brother. \u201cAnd I mean generous in an absolutely unconditional way. Giving of his time, giving of his energy\u2014and he did it in politics and he did it in the family, forever.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The elder Simpson said he could see leadership traits in his younger brother as far back as their grade school days, and admired his self-assurance in winning a Senate seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I thought, \u2018Where did he get that confidence?\u2019But in the long run, I really wasn’t surprised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I really admired was his independence of spirit,\u201d Pete Simpson said. \u201cNothing put him in a position where he\u2019d have to simply give up a principle or be less than who he was going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brothers Pete, left, and Al Simpson often appeared together as speakers at events across their home state of Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of Buffalo Bill Center of the West)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the most valuable, closest friend I’ve ever had, in the sense of being a source of inspiration, support, encouragement and love,\u201dhe said. \u201cWe were both lucky and blessed. Both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca West, CEO and executive director of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody said it was “impossible to overstate the contributions Al Simpson made to the Center of the West, to the community of Cody and to Wyoming and the country.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simpson joined the Center\u2019s Board of Trustees in 1968, serving as Chairman from 1992\u20132011, and continuing as a Trustee until 2024, when he reluctantly stepped down. He remained active in museum affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFew people have ever done as much for the Center of the West. He ranks alongside William F. \u2018Buffalo Bill\u2019 Cody as someone who has embodied the spirit of the American West and the essence of the town of Cody,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAl Simpson\u2019s immeasurable devotion, loyalty, generosity and dedication have been the bedrock foundation we have all collaborated to build on for more than half a century, both here at the museum and in the wider Cody community,\u201d West said. \u201cWe owe him a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid, and we will forever celebrate and benefit from the amazing and unparalleled legacy he leaves behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Al and Ann Simpson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with their children, extended family and several hundred friends in June 2024 by hosting an ice cream social for the community in Cody\u2019s downtown City Park.
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\u201cHe was gifted in crossing party lines and building bipartisan consensus,\u201d said Colin Simpson, one of Alan and Ann Simpson\u2019s three adult children, who all reside in Cody. \u201cHe would relate to legislative colleagues in a manner that allowed them to feel valued and listened to without being taken advantage of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Simpson \u201cwas formidable and people knew it,\u201d Colin Simpson said. \u201cBut he was also vulnerable because he spoke from the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDad was generous to a fault. He was the definition of \u2018loyal\u2019 and would sacrifice himself to his loyalty to others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Simpson said her husband loved the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, and was dedicated to the museum, his community and his countless friends and colleagues in Wyoming and around the world. She expressed her deep gratitude to all those who have reached out with love and concern for them both. \u201cCody is a giving back some of the love Al and I have shared with our wonderful town over the years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A memorial service will be held at a time and date to be determined at Christ Episcopal Church in Cody, with a reception to follow at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Center of the West<\/a>, Spirit Mountain Hospice House<\/a> and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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