Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 735
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Vatra Grace Solomon
5	5	WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an admired public servant
6	6	with the passing of Vatra Grace Solomon of Mount Pleasant on
7	7	May 22, 2018, at the age of 71; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The daughter of former state representative Neal
9	9	Solomon and Barbara Connelly Solomon, Vatra Solomon was born in
10	10	Commerce on October 3, 1946, and grew up with a sister, Nila, and
11	11	a brother, Jim; she graduated from Mount Vernon High School and
12	12	completed her bachelor's degree in elementary education and
13	13	music at East Texas State University; early in her career, she
14	14	taught in Dallas and Mount Vernon and worked for the Texas State
15	15	Teachers Association; she went on to join her father's insurance
16	16	business and opened Solomon Insurance in Mount Pleasant in
17	17	1983; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Ms. Solomon joined Bill Ratliff's successful
19	19	campaign for the state senate in 1988 and then became his
20	20	executive assistant in Austin and Mount Pleasant; she continued
21	21	to serve in his office after he became lieutenant governor in
22	22	2001, and his predecessor, Bob Bullock, fondly deemed her "strong
23	23	as horseradish" in her role as gatekeeper; always kind and
24	24	gracious, she was a confidant to public officials and fellow
25	25	staffers alike, and the counsel she offered freely was both frank
26	26	and wise; she advocated for teachers and set an inspiring example
27	27	through her commitment to the greater good of the Lone Star
28	28	State; in 2001, she received the inaugural Betty King Award for
29	29	Legislative Staff Service; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Following Lieutenant Governor Ratliff's retirement,
31	31	Ms. Solomon served as East Texas outreach coordinator for
32	32	then-state comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn; she later joined
33	33	Eric Wright & Associates, a government relations consulting
34	34	firm; over the years, she served as president of the chambers of
35	35	commerce in both Mount Vernon and Mount Pleasant, and she was
36	36	appointed by Governor Mark White to the Sulphur River Basin
37	37	Authority; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Vatra Solomon lived a caring and purposeful life
39	39	dedicated to the well-being of her fellow Texans, and she will be
40	40	remembered with deep admiration and affection by all who were
41	41	fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
43	43	Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vatra Grace
44	44	Solomon and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her
45	45	passing; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
47	47	prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
48	48	this day, it do so in memory of Vatra Grace Solomon.
49	49	Hughes, Hinojosa,
50	50	Seliger, Watson,
51	51	West, Whitmire,
52	52	Zaffirini
53	53	____________________________________________________________
54	54	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
55	55	____________________________________________________________
56	56	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
57	57	____________________________________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate
61	61	______________________________
62	62	President of the Senate
63	63	I hereby certify that the
64	64	above Resolution was adopted by
65	65	the Senate on May 13, 2019, by a
66	66	rising vote.
67	67	______________________________
68	68	Secretary of the Senate