William Sterling "Bill" Cox

William Sterling “Bill” Cox grew up on the family cattle ranch near Cheyenne. After graduating from Central High School in Cheyenne, Bill continued his education and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University, one of the most esteemed universities in the Midwest.
He then earned a master’s degree in Geography from the University of Chicago.
From his earliest days, Bill Cox was an outdoorsman. He enjoyed traveling, and those travels usually featured regions of the globe where he could hunt or fish. Bill’s world travels took him to every continent except Antarctica, though one adventure on a long-range fishing expedition was to the Southern tip of South America.
Bill made many close friends across America, Europe and the down-under lands of Australia and New Zealand. Among many outdoor companions, Bill enjoyed the company of Dr. “Red” Duke, the famed heart surgeon and wildlife conservationist of Houston. While Bill collected many fine trophies, his primary concern in outdoor life, like Dr. Duke, was as a conservationist. He felt deeply that the financial investments of hunters are the key to funding and maintaining the health of wildlife resources.
Bill died unexpectedly on November 8, 2021 after returning to the USA from a wild boar hunting trip in Spain. He was preceded in death by his parents Mark T. Cox, III and Elizabeth Cox and his brother, Thomas Walker Cox. He is survived by his brother, Mark T. Cox, IV (Emily) and sister, Beverly Black (Gordon). Bill will be laid to rest with his parents in the family mausoleum at the Wyoming Angus Ranch. Visitation will be from 3:00PM to 6:00PM on Thursday, 9 December, at the Wiederspahn Radomsky Chapel, 1900 E. 19th Street in Cheyenne. The burial will be private.