88R23910 TBO-D
 
  By: Hughes, et al. S.R. No. 729
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, A full and productive life drew to a close with the
  passing of Flora Loretta Solomon Reves on March 14, 2023, at the age
  of 89; and
         WHEREAS, The daughter of James Elmer Solomon and Ellar Alda
  Bertha Harbison Solomon, the former Loretta Solomon was born in
  Chattanooga, Tennessee, on March 11, 1934; she grew up with a
  brother, James, and a sister, Judy; after graduating from Graham
  High School, she went on to earn both her bachelor's degree and
  master's degree in education from the University of North Texas;
  over the course of a career that spanned nearly four decades, she
  taught English, literature, and journalism to elementary, high
  school, and college students; and
         WHEREAS, In 1965, she exchanged the vows of matrimony with
  Orlandis Prentes "Patrick" Reves, and the couple enjoyed traveling
  the world together; Mrs. Reves taught English and delivered Gideon
  Bibles in China, studied art in Rome, and walked the halls of the
  University of Cambridge in England; among other adventures, she was
  chased by monkeys in India and mistakenly deported from Brazil to
  Argentina; she and her husband shared a fulfilling relationship of
  30 years until his passing; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Reves was the devoted mother of two sons, Brian
  and James, and through the years, she knew the joy of welcoming
  three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren into her treasured
  family; she was a woman of strong faith and a longtime member of Sar
  Shalom/Prince of Peace, a Messianic Jewish congregation in
  Arlington; and
         WHEREAS, Although Loretta Reves will be deeply missed, she
  has left her loved ones with a wealth of memories that they will
  forever treasure; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
  hereby pay tribute to the memory of Flora Loretta Solomon Reves and
  extend sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her
  sons, Judge James Wade Birdwell and his wife, Elizabeth, and State
  Senator Brian Douglas Birdwell and his wife, Mel; to her
  grandchildren, Nicholas, Alexandra and her husband, Zachary, and
  Matthew and his wife, Ann Marie; to her great-grandchildren, Elijah
  and Lily; to her sister, Judy Solomon Brown; to her niece, Deborah
  Vasterling, and her son, Jonathan; and to her other relatives and
  friends; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
  day, it do so in memory of Loretta Reves.