Bill Text: TX SR488 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Oscar Soliz.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-07 - Reported enrolled [SR488 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR488-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Oscar Soliz | ||
| 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 in 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, 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 and 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 | ||
| service 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 of a 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 National Conference of Christians and Jews, and | ||
| the United Way of the Coastal Bend; he belonged to Saint 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Oscar Soliz and | ||
| extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: his | ||
| wife of 60 years, Ola Mae Soliz; his sons, Joseph Soliz and his | ||
| wife, Juanita, and Jesse Soliz and his wife, Judy Pokorny; his | ||
| daughters, Jackie Soliz-Chapa and her husband, Mario Chapa, and | ||
| Jennifer Soliz; his grandchildren, Lauren and Michael Soliz; and | ||
| his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Oscar Soliz. | ||
| Hinojosa | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 7, 2015, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
