July
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Karen Duquette and her daughter, Renee spent most of the time in Lee Duquette's
hospital room, so they could learn as much as possible from the multitude
of hospital workers that were in and out of the room constantly, taking
great care of Lee.
But they took a few short breaks for food, walked
around Cheyenne just outside of the hospital just a bit, explored inside
the Wyoming Historic Governor's Mansion, and saw some of the painted boots
in the area, while they learned a bit of history. This gave Lee Duquette
some time to TRY and get some sleep while in the hospital. |
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Below: Just across
the street from the hospital, there was a small Healing Garden, titled
"Healers of The West." It served as a place to get
some fresh air and just breathe a bit while Lee Duquette was resting in
the hospital. |
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Below: Karen and Renee took a short walk down the street and around
the corner to a statue and plaque for "Her Honor, The Governor,
Nellie Tayloe Ross".
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Behind the statue
shown above, was the Wyoming Governor's Mansion, located at 300 E. 21st
Street (21st and House).
It is on the National Register of Historic Places. So Karen and Renee
went inside to learn some history of the area. They did not take any photos
inside, but they did enjoy the narrated tour given to them by a wonderful
lady who informed them of much of the history of the mansion. |
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Below Then it was
time to take a short walk around the block or so and see what other nearby
sites they could before returning to the hospital, where hopefully, Lee
Duquette was getting some rest. |
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Below: Renee and
Karen walked around the grounds of the Wyoming State Museum. |
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Below: Both sides of a big Bell
near the State of Wyoming Barrett Building |
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Below: Another cowboy boot titled
"License to Boot" - and Karen Duquette photographed
the sign plus both sides of the boot. |
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Below: Other signs and memorials
nearby |
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Then it was time
to get back to the hospital to see how Lee Duquette was doing. Eventually
it was time for Lee to be released from the hospital. John Smythers flew
here to help Karen Duquette pack up the hotel and load up the car. Renee
had already flown home because she had to get to work.
John had to buy a car carrier to put on top of the car.
After Lee was released from the hospital, he rode in the front seat with
John and Karen sat in the back seat. They were really glad that John flew
up just to help them and drive them back to South Carolina. |
Lee Duquette had
already bought and paid for the Monster Jam Finals, but of course they
could not make it there. The event started while Lee was still in the
hospital. But they did manage to get a refund for the event. Hopefully
they will make next years final event. |
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