John Alfred Maffoni passed away peacefully at home on May 31, surrounded by his loved ones. He will be remembered for his devotion to family, loyalty to friends, passion for education, and deep love for Wyoming. His larger-than-life presence will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was born on July 6, 1934, to John and Mary Maffoni in a coal camp in Alamo, Colorado. His father was an Italian immigrant, while his mother was a first-generation American of Italian descent. During his childhood, his family moved to Winton, Wyoming, and then to Stansbury, Wyoming, where his father worked as a coal miner and his mother lovingly raised their three children – Jean, Alma, and John. Growing up in the coal camps and the vast, open landscape of the high plains shaped John’s deep appreciation fo

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