Wyo Co News Today

Former County Legislator John Sackett died Jan. 2, according to an obituary published today. He was 94. Sackett also served as Town Supervisor in Byron. Born in Riga, Sacket attended Alfred State College, and Kansas State University. John completed his MS in Education at Cornell University after losing his left hand in a farm accident while harvesting corn. He taught

John Lemuel Sackett, Jr. died at home January 2nd, 2023. Born July 18, 1928, the third child and only son to John L. Sackett and Florence Minerva Wells Sackett of Riga, NY. Raised with three sisters on a farm, after attending Alfred State College, John hitchhiked to Kansas State University (BS) and served in the intelligence service of the US Army during the Korean War. He