SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 250
In Memory
of
David Frost
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 State of Texas, 89th
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.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 13, 2025, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate