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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Teresa de Jesus Flores Solis, who passed away on April 24, 2014, |
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at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Teresa Solis was born on October 15, 1928, and |
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raised in Laredo, where she attended Guadalupe Catholic School, |
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Christian Middle School, and Martin High School; an illness |
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prevented her from completing her studies, so she entered the |
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workforce early; and |
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WHEREAS, On November 7, 1951, she married Juan Manuel Solis; |
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the couple were blessed with 11 children, Juanita, Diana, Sylvia |
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Nora, Elia, Virginia, Manuel de Jesus, Javier, Juan Gerardo, |
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Adriana, Sandra, and Ruben; and |
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WHEREAS, After raising her children, Mrs. Solis returned to |
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school and received her GED from Laredo Community College at 53 |
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years of age; she had a desire to help others, particularly young |
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people, so she went to work at a children's learning center with the |
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City of Laredo Community Development program in 1972; she retired |
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in 1992 in order to spend more time with her grandchildren and |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, A loving wife and mother and a superb chef, |
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Mrs. Solis always had room for more loved ones around the table at |
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"Guela's house," as her grandchildren called it, and was |
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continually ready with a hot mug of atole or cafecito and sweets |
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such as capirotada and pan dulce; in addition, she loved to dance |
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and enjoyed attending weddings, quinceañeras, reunions, and other |
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parties; she is remembered as a woman of steady faith and great |
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strength, full of light and laughter and compassion for others; and |
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WHEREAS, Teresa de Jesus Flores Solis lived a caring and |
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purposeful life; she treasured the time she spent in the company of |
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family and friends, and she is deeply missed by all those who held |
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her dear; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the memory of Teresa de Jesus Flores Solis |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her |
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children, Juanita Soliz and her husband, Joseph, Sylvia N. Brewster |
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and her husband, Sam, Elia Rios and her husband, Orlando, Manuel de |
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Jesus Solis and his wife, Martha, Javier Solis and his wife, Elena, |
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Juan Gerardo Solis, Adriana Degollado and her husband, Enrique, |
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Sandra Solis, and Ruben Solis and his wife, Marina; to her 25 |
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grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and to her many other |
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relatives and friends; and, be 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Teresa de |
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Jesus Flores Solis. |