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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Wayne Skidmore Condie of El Paso, who passed away on December 8, |
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2022, at the age of 69; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Lyman Wilson Condie and Mary Louise |
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Skidmore, Wayne Condie was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 3, |
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1953, and he grew up with the companionship of eight siblings; he |
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graduated from Highland High School in 1971, and from 1972 to 1974, |
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he served as a missionary in Japan; on October 31, 1974, he met his |
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future wife, Denise, and the couple exchanged wedding vows on |
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September 18, 1975; they became the proud parents of four children, |
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Heather, Jacob, Rachel, and Melissa, and they later welcomed seven |
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grandchildren into their family; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1978, Mr. Condie graduated from the University of |
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Utah with a master's degree in business administration, and he went |
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on to enjoy a rewarding career in the banking and finance industry; |
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in retirement, he and his wife traveled the world, visiting 55 |
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countries across 6 continents; his favorite leisure activities |
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included watching college football, reading about history, and |
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assembling jigsaw puzzles; above all else, he delighted in spending |
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time with his family; and |
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WHEREAS, Sustained by a deep faith, Mr. Condie was a devoted |
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member of the Church of Jesus Christ, and he loved sharing the |
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gospel with others; he gave generously of his time to teach at the |
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local prison, and he also served as an instructor for the Pathway |
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program, as a temple worker in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and as a |
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volunteer with the church's employment resource services; and |
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WHEREAS, Wayne Condie lived a rich and purposeful life |
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centered around his faith and his family, and he will long be |
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remembered with deep affection by all who knew him; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Wayne Skidmore Condie and extend |
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profound sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Lanea |
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Denise Ford; to his children, Heather Allen and her husband, |
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Clayton, Jacob Condie and his wife, Ali, Rachel Thoerig and her |
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husband, David, and Melissa Dayley and her husband, Jason; to his |
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grandchildren, Alexander, Kate, Joseph, Benjamin, Annabel, Kit, |
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and Ian; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Wayne Condie. |