Read more Craig Thomas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2589/craig-thomas.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 01:01:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2825/sen-craig-thomas-dies-of-leukemia.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=6715&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034810' border='0' />Craig Thomas, GOP Senator from Wyoming, died yesterday of leukemia at age 74. The popular conservative congressman began his Senate career in 1994; he was in the hospital when he was reelected by 70% of the vote last year, and announced his diagnosis shortly afterward.In this undated photo downloaded from Sen. Craig Thomas' official Web site, Sen. Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., is shown. Thomas, a three-term conservative Republican who stayed clear of the Washington limelight and political catfights, died Monday June 4, 2007. He was 74. He had been receiving chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia. (AP Photo//thomas.senate.gov-File)http://www.newser.com/story/2825/sen-craig-thomas-dies-of-leukemia.htmlTue, 05 Jun 2007 05:41:18 CDT