89R13513 HMR-D
By: Hughes S.R. No. 250
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close on
January 21, 2025, with the passing of David Wayne Frost of Longview
at the age of 89; and
WHEREAS, The son of Henry Franklin Frost and Lena Mae Pierce
Frost, Wayne Frost was born in a farmhouse near Itasca in 1935; he
spent his formative years in the Rio Grande Valley, graduating from
Edinburg High School before going on to attend Pan American
Regional College and Texas Tech University; he earned a degree in
petroleum engineering from Texas Tech University in 1958; and
WHEREAS, Following his graduation, Mr. Frost served in the
United States Army, and while stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta,
Georgia, he met the love of his life, the former Freida Hamilton
Strauss; the couple exchanged vows on December 29, 1959, and they
went on to share a rewarding 65-year marriage; he took great pride
in their three children, Sharla, Shelly, and David, and he had the
pleasure of seeing his family eventually grow to include nine
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Frost began his 31-year tenure with the Sun Oil
Company as a petroleum engineer, working in the Rio Grande Valley
and Longview before receiving his final assignment as an operations
manager in Edmond, Oklahoma; active in his communities, he served
on the Pine Tree Independent School District Board of Trustees and
the Longview City Council, and he also coached various youth
sports; as the parents of three Baylor alumni, he and his wife were
involved with a number of the school's organizations, and they were
named "Baylor Parents of the Year" in 1990; Mr. Frost was also a man
of strong faith, and he was a deacon, choir member, and Sunday
school teacher at churches in McAllen, Edmond, and Longview; and
WHEREAS, While the death of Wayne Frost brings immeasurable
sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a record of
service that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby pay tribute to the life of David Wayne Frost and extend
heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his wife,
Freida Frost; to his children, Sharla Frost Struffolino and her
husband, Mike, Shelly Frost Joseph and her husband, George Eric,
and David Wayne Frost Jr. and his wife, Lyndy; to his brother,
Charles Frost; to his grandchildren, Sydney Joseph Brown, Elizabeth
Struffolino Buscher, Sadie Joseph, Michael Struffolino, Victoria
Frost, Lauren Struffolino, George Aaron Joseph, Caroline Frost, and
David Anderson Frost; to his great-grandchildren, Peyton, Mason,
Wade, and Lily; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
day, it do so in memory of Wayne Frost.