Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 488
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Oscar Soliz
5	5	WHEREAS, Nueces County lost an admired public servant with
6	6	the passing of retired district clerk Oscar Soliz of Corpus
7	7	Christi on December 15, 2014, at the age of 80; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi on March 8, 1934, Oscar
9	9	Soliz was the son of Joe A. Soliz and Anita Gonzales Soliz; he
10	10	excelled in both football and baseball as a high school student
11	11	at Corpus Christi College-Academy; subsequently, he attended
12	12	Texas Christian University on a football scholarship before
13	13	completing bachelor's degrees in political science and law
14	14	enforcement at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Mr. Soliz married his high school sweetheart, Ola
16	16	Mae Trammell, in 1954; devoted to his family, he took great pride
17	17	in his children, Joseph, Jesse, Jackie, and Jennifer, and
18	18	steadfastly encouraged them to pursue their dreams; and
19	19	WHEREAS, After working alongside his father for a number of
20	20	years at the S and G Sales auto dealership, Mr. Soliz was elected
21	21	Nueces County district clerk in 1970, becoming one of the first
22	22	Latinos to win a countywide race in the area; his outstanding
23	23	service in office spanned 32 years, and during that time, he not
24	24	only excelled in fulfilling the duties of his position but also
25	25	promoted good governance by taking on a range of additional
26	26	responsibilities; he was appointed by Governor Preston Smith to
27	27	the Criminal Justice Council and the Criminal Justice Board, and
28	28	he represented Texas district clerks on task forces dealing with
29	29	a host of issues, including child support enforcement and
30	30	information technology; and
31	31	WHEREAS, This dynamic leader was the longest-serving
32	32	member of the National Association of County Officials Board, and
33	33	for more than a quarter of a century, he was a member of the
34	34	boards of the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas
35	35	Association of Regional Councils; in addition, he served as chair
36	36	of the Coastal Bend Council of Governments and as president of
37	37	the National Association of Regional Councils, the National
38	38	Association of Hispanic County Officials, and the National
39	39	Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks;
40	40	highly respected by his peers, he was the recipient of a long list
41	41	of prestigious accolades from national and state professional
42	42	organizations; and
43	43	WHEREAS, In addition to his other achievements, Mr. Soliz
44	44	held leadership positions in such organizations as the Boy Scouts
45	45	of America, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and
46	46	the United Way of the Coastal Bend; he belonged to Saint John the
47	47	Baptist Catholic Church and was active in the Knights of Columbus
48	48	and the International Order of Alhambra; an enthusiastic
49	49	political activist, he supported Democratic candidates at the
50	50	local, state, and national levels, served on the Democratic
51	51	National Committee, and was a super delegate at a number of the
52	52	party's national conventions; moreover, he was elected by the
53	53	Area Council on Aging to represent the Coastal Bend Region in the
54	54	Texas Silver-Haired Legislature; and
55	55	WHEREAS, A warmhearted, humble, and engaging man, Oscar
56	56	Soliz is deeply missed by his family, friends, and colleagues,
57	57	but they will continue to find inspiration in the outstanding
58	58	contributions he made to his community and state; now, therefore,
59	59	be it
60	60	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
61	61	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Oscar Soliz and
62	62	extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: his
63	63	wife of 60 years, Ola Mae Soliz; his sons, Joseph Soliz and his
64	64	wife, Juanita, and Jesse Soliz and his wife, Judy Pokorny; his
65	65	daughters, Jackie Soliz-Chapa and her husband, Mario Chapa, and
66	66	Jennifer Soliz; his grandchildren, Lauren and Michael Soliz; and
67	67	his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
68	68	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
69	69	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
70	70	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
71	71	memory of Oscar Soliz.
72	72	Hinojosa
73	73	________________________________
74	74	President of the Senate
75	75	I hereby certify that the
76	76	above Resolution was adopted by
77	77	the Senate on April 7, 2015, by a
78	78	rising vote.
79	79	________________________________
80	80	Secretary of the Senate
81	81	________________________________
82	82	Member, Texas Senate