Dr. S. J. Giovale of Cheyenne, Wyoming, left, Teno Ron-

calio, right. The little girl is Elvira. Taken in Rock Springs,

Wyoming.

of floors. Any job was a good job as long as it

helped pay the college expense.

Teno was a great admirer of President Franklin

D. Roosevelt. His entrance into politics was a re-

suit of this admiration. He joined the Young Demo-

crats of Laramie and was elected to an office. He

soon was a delegate to the Wyoming State Conven-

tion of Young Democrats.

During his second year at the University Teno

ran for and was elected to the Student Body Presi-

dency. He was also business manager for the Uni-

versity’s weekly newspaper The Branding Iron.

In 1941, Teno left the University to work for

Joseph C. O’Mahoney in Washington, D. C. He en-

rolled in Catholic University as a law student, at-

tending night classes and working days. In 1942

he resigned as Research Clerk in the Senate and

enlisted in the United States Infantry. He requested

overseas duty and was sent to North Africa with

the First Infantry Division in March of 1943. He

spent the remaining thirty-three months of World

War II in the 18th Infantry Regiment, First Divi-

sion, participating in the beach head invasion at

Gela, Sicily on July 10, 1943, and at Omaha Beach,

June 1944. Teno also saw action in seven campaigns

in North Africa, Italy, France, Central Europe and

Germany and was awarded the Silver Star for gal-

lantry in action. He was discharged as a Captain,

in 1945.

The war over, Teno returned to the University

at Laramie, Wyoming where he acquired a degree

in Law. In 1949, Teno was admitted to the practice

of law in the State of Wyoming.

Teno, age 10 director of the Washington School Band—

Rock Springs. l-r. Only first names and last initial are given

—Albert G.; Dick M.; Elizabeth B.; Glen L.; Kiano L.; C.

Hughes; Hugh B.; Helvie L.; Jack C.; Veina 0.; and John

Bugas. Celeste Roncaglio—Director.

Between the years of 1949 and 1961, Teno was

engaged in a variety of pursuits. He practiced law

in Cheyenne serving as a prosecutor. He edited the

Wyoming Labor Journal, helped found several banks,

including the Cheyenne National at Cheyenne, and

was a motion picture exhibitor in two southern Wyo-

ming towns. In 1956, Teno was admitted to prac-

tice in the Federal Courts and became president of

the Laramie County Bar Association.

In 1957, Roncalio was elected Chairman of the

Democratic State Central Committee. In 1959, at

a dinner in honor of the then Senator John F. Ken-

nedy, Teno said that if the Democratic party leaders

were to have courage enough to nominate Kennedy

for President, he would be elected and would give

America the leadership which would match the chal-

lenge of our times.

Teno was one of Kennedy’s most enthusiastic

backers and after he was elected to the Presidency,

Mr. Kennedy rewarded his efforts with an appoint-

ment as Chairman of the United States Section of

the International Commission (U. S. and Canada).

Teno was also appointed a member of the Interstate

Commission on the Potomac River Basin. He re-

signed from both positions to become a candidate

for U. S. Representative from Wyoming. In 1964,

he was elected to that office, unseating his opponent,

the veteran Republican legislator, William Henry

Harrison.

The Wyoming Congressman has received not a

few honors both at home and in Washington. In

1957, Teno was cited by the B’nai B’rith for Men-

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