[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 93 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING WAYNE CONNALLY

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2001

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the late 
Texas Senator Wayne Connally, my friend and colleague with whom I 
served in the Texas State Senate, who died on December 20. Wayne was a 
member of the famous Connally political family and the brother of the 
late Governor John Connally and Judge Merrill Connally--and was an 
esteemed public servant in his own right.
  Wayne was born and raised in Floresville, Texas, and educated in 
public schools in Floresville and San Antonio. He attended the 
University of Texas at Austin before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air 
Corps during World War II, after which he ranched in his native region. 
He viewed public service as a tenet of good citizenship and was elected 
to the Texas House of Representatives in 1964 and elected to the Texas 
Senate two years later. He represented Senate District 21 from the 59th 
through the 62nd Texas Legislatures and was honored by his peers as 
``Governor for a Day'' on October 7, 1971. I served with Wayne in the 
Texas Senate. He was a terrific Senator--totally dedicated and, 
determined to represent his District and the State of Texas. Wayne was 
also so very capable of friendship, and he was always responsive to 
anyone in need.
  Wayne's over-riding goal was to uphold integrity and responsibility 
in government. He worked with his brother, Governor Connally, to create 
the first upper-level higher education institution in Laredo in 1970, 
the first step toward establishing Texas A&M International University 
in 1993.
  A tall, imposing figure who spent his life working as a rancher and a 
public leader, Wayne embodied the Texas persona--and he leaves behind a 
legacy of faithful service to the people of his native state that he so 
loved. He will be missed by his many friends and family, including his 
children, Wyatt, Pamela and Wesley; four grandchildren; his brother, 
Merrill Connally; and sister, Blanche Kline.
  The Texas State Senate introduced a resolution on March 19, Wayne's 
birthday, recognizing his many contributions during his years of public 
service and his devotion to the State of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as the 
House adjourns today, I ask that my colleagues from Texas and in the 
Congress join me in also paying tribute to this outstanding American, 
the late Wayne Connally.

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