- Date Of Death: July 30, 2019
- State: Colorado
Lloyd Richard Wade passed away peacefully at Swedish Hospital on July 30, 2019, following a brief illness.
Lloyd Wade, born on December 13, 1940, was raised in Wauneta, Nebraska. As a youngster, he worked on the family’s farm, was the captain of the basketball team and the quarterback of the football team. Following his graduation from high school, he moved to Lincoln where he attended the University of Nebraska and pledged the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Much to his parent’s dismay, he took off a semester of school and moved to Colorado where he took a job framing houses. He learned two things from his short stint of bent nails and black and blue thumbs. First, he wanted to live in Colorado and, second, he didn’t want to be a carpenter. Following his graduation in 1962, Lloyd moved back to Colorado, enrolled in the University of Denver College of Law, and by 1964 had obtained a JD.
Maybe it was by chance (or possibly the result of a being hit over the head with a sock full of pennies during a mugging) that Lloyd abandoned his dream of becoming an FBI agent and instead applied for an internship with King Resources. Either way, this decision kickstarted a life-long career in oil and gas. Lloyd went on to work for and form several oil and gas companies during his career. Always interested in helping others, he offered free legal advice to any employee who needed it. While working at Petro-Lewis, a young woman named Stephanie walked into his office asking for advice on a residential lease. Little did he know this exchange would be the first of many with his future wife, friend and partner during the next 38 years.
In his early years, he was known to many as “Lloyd”, “L.R.”, “Wad” or “Waddy”. But it wasn’t until 1982 (and again in 1985) when he officially became “Dad”.
