Thomas Oliver Shakespeare
March 21, 1969 – June 3, 2025
Thomas Oliver Shakespeare, Kooteen Woxhoox (Painted Horse),56, of the Wind River Reservation, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at SageWest Health Care in Riverton, Wyoming.
A viewing and prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 10, 2025, at 60 C’Hair Lane. Traditional Native American services will take place at the same location on Tuesday, June 11, 2025, followed by burial at St. Stephen’s Catholic Cemetery.
Thomas was born on March 21, 1969, in Casper, Wyoming, to O’Dell Shakespeare and Ta’retta (Jorgenson) Shakespeare. He was an enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and a devoted member of the Native American Church. He was raised in and around the surrounding areas of the Wind River Reservation.
He graduated from Kicking Horse Job Corps and proudly served ten years in the United States Army, receiving an honorable discharge. On December 13, 2002, he married Chalice R. Duran in Riverton, Wyoming.
Thomas worked for many years in the oilfield industry and at the Wind River Casino. He enjoyed hunting, spending time with his grandchildren, and was known for being an accomplished beadworker.
He is survived by his loving wife, Chalice R. Shakespeare; sons, Braydon Duran and family, Dxter Duran and family, Xavion Duran, Tim Thomas and family, and Brandon C’Hair and family; daughters, Misti Duran and Tamara Duran and Colin Friday family; brothers, Ronnie Harris; sisters, Rebecca Harris and Nellie Shakespeare; mother-in-law, Mary Ann Duran; sisters-in-law, Claudette Duran and family, and Stephanie McRay and family; brothers-in-law, Delmer Duran Jr. and family, and Eric Underwood and family; aunts, Theresa Whiteman, Donna Wesaw, Matilda C’Hair and family, Julia Mae Whiteman and family, and Rose Marie C’Hair and family; Ceremonial Grandfather, Leonard Moss, Sr.
He also leaves behind grandchildren: Pretty Sky Duran, Cheryl Duran, I’Reese Duran, Cayson Duran, Tyson Soundingsides, Shawn Soundingsides, Rooster Friday, and Joe Duran; nieces, Naomi Harris and children, and Connie Wetchie and children; nephew, Collins Little Whiteman and family; and many other extended relatives from the Shakespeare, Duran, C’Hair, Tidzump, Wesaw, Tillman, and Panzetanga families.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roselyne Tidzump, O’Dell Shakespeare, and Ta’retta Friday; grandparents, Luke and Bessie Tidzump; aunts, Brenda Oldman and Delane Tidzump; uncles, Walter “Dick” Tidzump, Jimmy Brawley, Ivan Tidzump, Wesley Tidzump, and Leroy Shakespeare; and father-in-law, Delmer Duran Sr.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.TheDavisFuneralHome.com.
Services are under the direction of Davis Funeral Home, Crematory, and Monuments of Riverton, Wyoming.