Bill Text: TX SR735 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: In memory of Vatra Grace Solomon.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Reported enrolled [SR735 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR735-Enrolled.html
 
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 735
 
 
  In Memory
  of
  Vatra Grace Solomon
 
         WHEREAS, The State of Texas lost an admired public servant
  with the passing of Vatra Grace Solomon of Mount Pleasant on
  May 22, 2018, at the age of 71; and
 
         WHEREAS, The daughter of former state representative Neal
  Solomon and Barbara Connelly Solomon, Vatra Solomon was born in
  Commerce on October 3, 1946, and grew up with a sister, Nila, and
  a brother, Jim; she graduated from Mount Vernon High School and
  completed her bachelor's degree in elementary education and
  music at East Texas State University; early in her career, she
  taught in Dallas and Mount Vernon and worked for the Texas State
  Teachers Association; she went on to join her father's insurance
  business and opened Solomon Insurance in Mount Pleasant in
  1983; and
 
         WHEREAS, Ms. Solomon joined Bill Ratliff's successful
  campaign for the state senate in 1988 and then became his
  executive assistant in Austin and Mount Pleasant; she continued
  to serve in his office after he became lieutenant governor in
  2001, and his predecessor, Bob Bullock, fondly deemed her "strong
  as horseradish" in her role as gatekeeper; always kind and
  gracious, she was a confidant to public officials and fellow
  staffers alike, and the counsel she offered freely was both frank
  and wise; she advocated for teachers and set an inspiring example
  through her commitment to the greater good of the Lone Star
  State; in 2001, she received the inaugural Betty King Award for
  Legislative Staff Service; and
 
         WHEREAS, Following Lieutenant Governor Ratliff's retirement,
  Ms. Solomon served as East Texas outreach coordinator for
  then-state comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn; she later joined
  Eric Wright & Associates, a government relations consulting
  firm; over the years, she served as president of the chambers of
  commerce in both Mount Vernon and Mount Pleasant, and she was
  appointed by Governor Mark White to the Sulphur River Basin
  Authority; and
 
         WHEREAS, Vatra Solomon lived a caring and purposeful life
  dedicated to the well-being of her fellow Texans, and she will be
  remembered with deep admiration and affection by all who were
  fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vatra Grace
  Solomon and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her
  passing; 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 Vatra Grace Solomon.
 
  Hughes, Hinojosa,
  Seliger, Watson, 
  West, Whitmire,  
  Zaffirini        
 
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
  ____________________________________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
   
                                    ______________________________ 
                                          Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 13, 2019, by a
    rising vote.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate
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