Bill Text: TX HR221 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Oscar Soliz of Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR221 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR221-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 221 | ||
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, Nueces County lost an admired public servant with | ||
| the passing of retired district clerk Oscar Soliz of Corpus Christi | ||
| on December 15, 2014, at the age of 80; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Corpus Christi on March 8, 1934, Oscar Soliz | ||
| was the son of Joe A. Soliz and Anita Gonzales Soliz; he excelled at | ||
| both football and baseball as a high school student at Corpus | ||
| Christi College-Academy; subsequently, he attended Texas Christian | ||
| University on a football scholarship before completing bachelor's | ||
| degrees in political science and law enforcement at Texas A&M | ||
| University-Corpus Christi; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Soliz married his high school sweetheart, the | ||
| former Ola Mae Trammell, in 1954; devoted to his family, he took | ||
| great pride in his children, Joseph, Jesse, Jackie, and Jennifer, | ||
| and steadfastly encouraged them to pursue their dreams; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After working alongside his father for a number of | ||
| years at the S&G Sales auto dealership, Mr. Soliz was elected | ||
| Nueces County district clerk in 1970, becoming one of the first | ||
| Latinos to win a countywide race in the area; his outstanding tenure | ||
| in office spanned 32 years, and during that time, he not only | ||
| excelled in fulfilling the duties of his position but also promoted | ||
| good governance by taking on a range of additional | ||
| responsibilities; he was appointed by Governor Preston Smith to the | ||
| Criminal Justice Council and the Criminal Justice Board, and he | ||
| represented Texas district clerks on task forces dealing with a | ||
| host of issues, including child support enforcement and information | ||
| technology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic leader was the longest-serving member | ||
| of the National Association of County Officials board, and for more | ||
| than a quarter-century, he was a member of the boards of the Texas | ||
| Association of Counties and the Texas Association of Regional | ||
| Councils; in addition, he served as chair of the Coastal Bend | ||
| Council of Governments and as president of the National Association | ||
| of Regional Councils, the National Association of Hispanic County | ||
| Officials, and the National Association of County Recorders, | ||
| Election Officials and Clerks; highly respected by his peers, he | ||
| was the recipient of a long list of prestigious accolades from | ||
| national and state professional organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his other achievements, Mr. Soliz | ||
| held leadership positions in such organizations as the Boy Scouts | ||
| of America, the Camp Fire USA Coastal Bend Council, the National | ||
| Conference of Christians and Jews, and the United Way of the Coastal | ||
| Bend; he belonged to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and was | ||
| active in the Knights of Columbus and the International Order of | ||
| Alhambra; an enthusiastic political activist, he supported | ||
| Democratic candidates at the local, state, and national levels, | ||
| served on the Democratic National Committee, and was a super | ||
| delegate at a number of the party's national conventions; moreover, | ||
| he was elected by the Area Council on Aging to represent the Coastal | ||
| Bend Region in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A warmhearted, humble, and engaging man, Oscar Soliz | ||
| is deeply missed by his family, friends, and colleagues, but they | ||
| will continue to find inspiration in the outstanding contributions | ||
| he made to his community and state; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Oscar Soliz and extend | ||
| sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife of 60 | ||
| years, Ola Mae Soliz; to his sons, Joseph Soliz and his wife, | ||
| Juanita, and Jesse Soliz and his wife, Judy Pokorny; to his | ||
| daughters, Jackie Soliz-Chapa and her husband, Mario Chapa, and | ||
| Jennifer Soliz; to his grandchildren, Lauren and Michael Soliz; and | ||
| to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Oscar | ||
| Soliz. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| Wu | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 221 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on February 19, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
