Edward D. Crippa

Edward David Crippa (April 8, 1899 – October 20, 1960) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming to an Austrian-born mother, Charlotte Ziller (1876 - 1950) and an Italian-born father, August Crippa (1865 - 1926). His father was reportedly a very respected resident of Rock Springs. He had one brother and one sister.

Crippa was appointed on June 24, 1954, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lester C. Hunt and served until November 28, 1954. He was not a candidate for election to fill the vacancy and resumed business activities.

Crippa collapsed at 9 am on October 20, 1960 from an apparent heart attack. He was pronounced dead upon arrival to a Rock Springs hospital. He was buried at Rock Springs Cemetery, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming on October 24, 1960.

He was married to Isabelle Martin; they had no children. She would remarry after his death. She would suffer from a fractured hip in 1965 and was bedridden and used a wheelchair afterwards, although she was able to get out with the use of a cane. She reportedly fell out of her wheelchair early in the morning on December 8, 1966 at her home in Sweetwater County and died as a result. She was 61. She was buried at Evanston City Cemetery in Evanston, Wyoming.