Charles and Kay Bohlen fell in love with Wyoming over 30 years of living, working and raising family here, developing a deep emotional bond with the people, places and spirit of the Cowboy State.

That's why it was so emotional when they left their longtime home for good. That day came last week.

The couple said one final goodbye to their summer mountain home in the Snowy Range and the state they’ve called home for 33 years and headed south to Mesa, Arizona, where they’ve been snowbirding for nearly two decades.

The move is a bittersweet one for Bohlen, an Idahoan by birth. The couple moved to Wyoming in 1992 so he could become president of Laramie County Community College, a role he held until 2006.

Their adopted home state and Snowy Range home served as the backdrop for all sorts of f

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