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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 250
2		-	In Memory
3		-	of
4		-	David Frost
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	2	+	By: Hughes S.R. No. 250
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
5	8		WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close on
6		-	January 21, 2025, with the passing of David Wayne Frost of
7		-	Longview at the age of 89; and
8		-	WHEREAS, The son of Henry Franklin Frost and Lena Mae
9		-	Pierce Frost, Wayne Frost was born in a farmhouse near Itasca in
10		-	1935; he spent his formative years in the Rio Grande Valley,
11		-	graduating from Edinburg High School before going on to attend
12		-	Pan American Regional College and Texas Tech University; he
13		-	earned a degree in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech
14		-	University in 1958; and
	9	+	January 21, 2025, with the passing of David Wayne Frost of Longview
	10	+	at the age of 89; and
	11	+	WHEREAS, The son of Henry Franklin Frost and Lena Mae Pierce
	12	+	Frost, Wayne Frost was born in a farmhouse near Itasca in 1935; he
	13	+	spent his formative years in the Rio Grande Valley, graduating from
	14	+	Edinburg High School before going on to attend Pan American
	15	+	Regional College and Texas Tech University; he earned a degree in
	16	+	petroleum engineering from Texas Tech University in 1958; and
15	17		WHEREAS, Following his graduation, Mr. Frost served in the
16		-	United States Army, and while stationed at Fort Gordon in
17		-	Augusta, Georgia, he met the love of his life, the former Freida
18		-	Hamilton Strauss; the couple exchanged vows on December 29, 1959,
19		-	and they went on to share a rewarding 65-year marriage; he took
20		-	great pride in their three children, Sharla, Shelly, and David,
21		-	and he had the pleasure of seeing his family eventually grow to
22		-	include nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and
23		-	WHEREAS, Mr. Frost began his 31-year tenure with the Sun
24		-	Oil Company as a petroleum engineer, working in the Rio Grande
25		-	Valley and Longview before receiving his final assignment as an
26		-	operations manager in Edmond, Oklahoma; active in his
27		-	communities, he served on the Pine Tree Independent School
28		-	District Board of Trustees and the Longview City Council, and he
29		-	also coached various youth sports; as the parents of three Baylor
30		-	alumni, he and his wife were involved with a number of the
31		-	school's organizations, and they were named "Baylor Parents of
32		-	the Year" in 1990; Mr. Frost was also a man of strong faith, and
33		-	he was a deacon, choir member, and Sunday school teacher at
34		-	churches in McAllen, Edmond, and Longview; and
35		-	WHEREAS, While the death of Wayne Frost brings
36		-	immeasurable sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a
37		-	record of service that will long be treasured by all those who
38		-	held him dear; now, therefore, be it
39		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
40		-	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of David Wayne Frost
41		-	and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to
42		-	his wife, Freida Frost; to his children, Sharla Frost Struffolino
43		-	and her husband, Mike, Shelly Frost Joseph and her husband,
44		-	George Eric, and David Wayne Frost Jr. and his wife, Lyndy; to
45		-	his brother, Charles Frost; to his grandchildren, Sydney Joseph
46		-	Brown, Elizabeth Struffolino Buscher, Sadie Joseph, Michael
47		-	Struffolino, Victoria Frost, Lauren Struffolino, George Aaron
48		-	Joseph, Caroline Frost, and David Anderson Frost; to his
49		-	great-grandchildren, Peyton, Mason, Wade, and Lily; and to his
50		-	other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	18	+	United States Army, and while stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta,
	19	+	Georgia, he met the love of his life, the former Freida Hamilton
	20	+	Strauss; the couple exchanged vows on December 29, 1959, and they
	21	+	went on to share a rewarding 65-year marriage; he took great pride
	22	+	in their three children, Sharla, Shelly, and David, and he had the
	23	+	pleasure of seeing his family eventually grow to include nine
	24	+	grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and
	25	+	WHEREAS, Mr. Frost began his 31-year tenure with the Sun Oil
	26	+	Company as a petroleum engineer, working in the Rio Grande Valley
	27	+	and Longview before receiving his final assignment as an operations
	28	+	manager in Edmond, Oklahoma; active in his communities, he served
	29	+	on the Pine Tree Independent School District Board of Trustees and
	30	+	the Longview City Council, and he also coached various youth
	31	+	sports; as the parents of three Baylor alumni, he and his wife were
	32	+	involved with a number of the school's organizations, and they were
	33	+	named "Baylor Parents of the Year" in 1990; Mr. Frost was also a man
	34	+	of strong faith, and he was a deacon, choir member, and Sunday
	35	+	school teacher at churches in McAllen, Edmond, and Longview; and
	36	+	WHEREAS, While the death of Wayne Frost brings immeasurable
	37	+	sorrow to his family and friends, he leaves behind a record of
	38	+	service that will long be treasured by all those who held him dear;
	39	+	now, therefore, be it
	40	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	41	+	hereby pay tribute to the life of David Wayne Frost and extend
	42	+	heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his wife,
	43	+	Freida Frost; to his children, Sharla Frost Struffolino and her
	44	+	husband, Mike, Shelly Frost Joseph and her husband, George Eric,
	45	+	and David Wayne Frost Jr. and his wife, Lyndy; to his brother,
	46	+	Charles Frost; to his grandchildren, Sydney Joseph Brown, Elizabeth
	47	+	Struffolino Buscher, Sadie Joseph, Michael Struffolino, Victoria
	48	+	Frost, Lauren Struffolino, George Aaron Joseph, Caroline Frost, and
	49	+	David Anderson Frost; to his great-grandchildren, Peyton, Mason,
	50	+	Wade, and Lily; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it
	51	+	further
51	52		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52		-	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
53		-	this day, it do so in memory of Wayne Frost.
54		-	Hughes
55		-	________________________________
56		-	President of the Senate
57		-	I hereby certify that the
58		-	above Resolution was adopted by
59		-	the Senate on March 13, 2025, by a
60		-	rising vote.
61		-	________________________________
62		-	Secretary of the Senate
63		-	________________________________
64		-	Member, Texas Senate
	53	+	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
	54	+	day, it do so in memory of Wayne Frost.