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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Lilia Solis Flores of Laredo on September 25, 2021, at |
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the age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jesus G. Solis and Cristina |
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P. Solis, the former Lilia Solis was born in Alice; she grew up in |
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Alice, Corpus Christi, and Hebbronville, and she had seven |
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siblings, Baldomero, Hector, Irma, Estella, Julia, Lily, and |
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Emma; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from Hebbronville High School, |
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she married her sweetheart, Margarito C. "Marty" Flores, and |
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relocated to San Antonio, where he was stationed with the U.S. |
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Air Force; the couple became the parents of 10 children, Robert, |
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Michael, Margaret, Deborah, Linda, Peter, Patricia, Julia, Joan, |
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and James; while raising her sons and daughters, Mrs. Flores also |
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supported her husband in his military career, which took them to |
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Japan and Spain, as well as California, North Dakota, and Laredo; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores eventually welcomed into her |
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treasured family 13 grandchildren, Jennifer, Michael, Victor, |
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Lilia, Javier, Christina, Victoria, Katherine, Erica, Juliana, |
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Lisa, Joan, and Robert, as well as 13 great-grandchildren; she |
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and her husband shared a fulfilling marriage until his passing; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Thoughtful and caring, Mrs. Flores always placed |
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the needs of others above her own; she loved family gatherings |
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and decorating for the holidays, and she also enjoyed reading |
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novels, antiquing, shopping at flea markets, and going out to |
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eat; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Lilia Flores will be deeply missed, the |
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passage of time will never diminish the warmth and kindness that |
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she brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of Lilia Solis |
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Flores and extend sincere condolences to her loved ones; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Lilia Flores. |