CHEYENNE – Scott Roybal, a longtime Cheyenne City Council member representing Ward 1, has died.

Mayor Patrick Collins said he received a call from the Cheyenne Police Department on Friday letting him know an “unresponsive male,” who had been identified as Roybal, was found deceased in his home.

Collins said he’s not aware of when Roybal passed – whether it was Thursday night or Friday morning – but that he and other members of the City Council are in a state of shock and mourning.

“Scotty was well loved, and really a leader in our council,” Collins said, “and I don't know how we're going to replace him. He's going to be missed.”

Roybal served for a total of 15 years on the City Council. He was first elected as a Ward 1 councilman in 1996, and served a four-year term from January 1997 t

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