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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Silvina Solis Hinojosa of La Grulla, who died on May 15, |
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2017, at the age of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Silvina Solis was born in La Grulla on December 8, |
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1924, to Juan and Dolores Solis, and she graduated from Rio Grande |
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City High School in 1942; she was joined in matrimony to Isidro |
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Hinojosa, and the couple became the devoted parents of five |
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children, Isidro, Alma, Ricardo, Linda, and Jose; later in life, |
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she was blessed with eight grandchildren and five |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Hinojosa aspired to become a teacher from a |
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young age and earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in |
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education from The University of Texas--Pan American; she taught |
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for the La Joya Independent School District for 28 years, during |
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which time she was named the 1972 Teacher of the Year, and then |
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spent another 10 years as an administrator; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Mrs. Hinojosa headed |
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the remedial reading department, coached University |
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Interscholastic League teams, organized the district's first |
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junior high school student council, directed the ESAA program, and |
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led the GED program; after retiring in 1985, she returned to serve |
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both La Joya ISD and Hidalgo ISD as a parental involvement |
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consultant; she also served on the Rio Grande City Consolidated ISD |
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school board from 1998 to 2011, and during her tenure she was |
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instrumental in the reestablishment of a high school in La Grulla; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A woman of strong religious faith, Mrs. Hinojosa |
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donated land in La Victoria for the construction of Christo Rey |
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Catholic Church, and she was active in the life of Holy Family |
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Catholic Church in La Grulla, where she served for a number of years |
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on the parish council; deeply engaged in her community, she also |
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advised the USDA Farm Service Agency of Starr County and served on |
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the boards of the Starr County appraisal district and hospital |
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district; while leading the latter board as president, she oversaw |
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the introduction of ambulance service in rural areas and the |
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establishment of a school to train licensed vocational nurses; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted wife, a loving mother and grandmother, and |
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an inspiring educator, Silvina Hinojosa lived a rich and purposeful |
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life, and her example of service to others will continue to inspire |
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all those who knew and loved her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Silvina Solis Hinojosa and extend heartfelt sympathy to her |
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family and many 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 Silvina |
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Solis Hinojosa. |