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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 229
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In Memory |
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Ryan Keith Wallace |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and |
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commemorates the life of Ryan Keith Wallace, who died |
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December 5, 2018, at the age of 27; and |
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WHEREAS, Ryan Wallace was born on October 24, 1991, in |
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Lubbock, to Ronnie and Connie Wallace; he grew up in Seminole |
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with his brother, Kevin, and graduated from Seminole High School; |
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he and his beloved wife, Kyrie Cameron Wallace, were married on |
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August 18, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Ryan earned a degree from The University of Texas |
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at Austin, where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the |
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Silver Spurs; passionate about politics, he was active in student |
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government and served as director of the State Relations agency; |
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he also worked in the office of State Senator Charles Perry |
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during his time in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace was a summa cum laude graduate of the |
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South Texas College of Law, where he received various accolades |
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for his work; he was inducted into the National Order of Scribes |
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and the Order of Barristers, and he earned numerous honors for |
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Best Brief at college and bar association competitions across the |
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country; and |
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WHEREAS, Upon his graduation, he accepted a position as an |
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associate with the firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth in the Capital |
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Markets Section, and he practiced law in the areas of capital |
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markets and securities, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and |
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corporate governance and compliance; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a young man of courage, strength, and |
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generosity who gave unselfishly to others, and his valued counsel |
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and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be |
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forgotten; and |
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WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, son, brother, and |
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grandson, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured |
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forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Ryan Keith Wallace; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Ryan Wallace. |
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Perry |
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Bettencourt |
Huffman |
Powell |
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Birdwell |
Hughes |
Rodríguez |
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Buckingham |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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Campbell |
Kolkhorst |
Seliger |
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Hancock |
Nichols |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 25, 2019, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |