A member of the storied Wyoming Simpson family, Alan was known for folksy quips, legislating across the aisle, and a lifelong love affair with his wife of 70 years, Ann.

The senator and Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee died early Friday morning in Cody, after struggling to recover from a broken hip in December, according to a press release from

Former U.S. Senator Al Simpson, 92, died Friday, March 14, in Cody. Simpson grew up in that town before attending the University of Wyoming, where he got his bachelor’s degree in history in 1954 and his pre-law degree in 1958. At UW, he participated in the student senate and even served as president.

Alan Simpson (R-WY) during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2022. WASHINGTON, (Reuters) -Alan Simpson, an old school moderate Republican senator who helped craft major U.

Pushing the 1986 immigration reform bill through Congress — his major legislative accomplishment — was like “giving dry birth to a porcupine,” he quipped.

Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines."

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson died Friday, following complications from a broken hip. He was 93 years old. Simpson's death was announced by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, a complex of museums and research library in Cody,