TITLE: In memory of Ryan Keith Wallace.

SUMMARY: In memory of Ryan Keith Wallace.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and commemorates the life of Ryan Keith Wallace, who died December 5, 2018, at the age of 27; and WHEREAS, Ryan Wallace was born on October 24, 1991, in Lubbock, to Ronnie and Connie Wallace; he grew up in Seminole with his brother, Kevin, and graduated from Seminole High School; he and his beloved wife, Kyrie Cameron Wallace, were married on August 18, 2018; and WHEREAS, Ryan earned a degree from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Silver Spurs; passionate about politics, he was active in student government and served as director of the State Relations agency; he also worked in the office of State Senator Charles Perry during his time in Austin; and WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace was a summa cum laude graduate of the South Texas College of Law, where he received various accolades for his work; he was inducted into the National Order of Scribes and the Order of Barristers, and he earned numerous honors for Best Brief at college and bar association competitions across the country; and WHEREAS, Upon his graduation, he accepted a position as an associate with the firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth in the Capital Markets Section, and he practiced law in the areas of capital markets and securities, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance and compliance; and WHEREAS, He was a young man of courage, strength, and generosity who gave unselfishly to others, and his valued counsel and his enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be forgotten; and WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, son, brother, and grandson, and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved family of Ryan Keith Wallace; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ryan Wallace. Perry Alvarado Hinojosa Paxton Bettencourt Huffman Powell Birdwell Hughes Rodr guez Buckingham Johnson Schwertner Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger Creighton Lucio Taylor Fallon Men ndez Watson Flores Miles West Hall Nelson Whitmire Hancock Nichols Zaffirini Patrick, President of the Senate President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 25, 2019, by a rising vote.