Full Text of SR0061 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Frank J. Soliz of Colona, who passed away | 4 | | on December 23, 2016 at the age of 89; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frank Soliz was born in a boxcar in Silvis to | 6 | | Augustine and Tomasa Lopez Soliz on August 21, 1927; he served | 7 | | in the United States Navy during World War II and married | 8 | | Josephine Terronez in Moline on July 24, 1950; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Frank Soliz worked for the Rock Island Lines and | 10 | | later retired in the mid-1980s from the former International | 11 | | Harvester Works in East Moline; he began working for the Colona | 12 | | Fire Department in 1969, achieving the rank of Assistant Chief, | 13 | | and was a trustee when he retired in 2014; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Frank Soliz was an active member at St. Patrick's | 15 | | Church and was fondly referred to as the door greeter; he was | 16 | | pivotal in the development and completion of the Hero Street | 17 | | Monument and had served as a trustee; he and his wife helped to | 18 | | bring Teens Encounter Christ and Cursillo to the Quad-Cities; | 19 | | he served on the Colona School Board, had been a court | 20 | | translator for Henry County, and was past commander of the VFW | 21 | | 8890 in East Moline; he was recognized as the 1992 Colona | 22 | | Citizen of the Year; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Frank Soliz was preceded in death by his wife, his | 2 | | parents, and his siblings, Mary McLaughlin, Margarito Soliz, | 3 | | Tanilo Soliz, and Paul Soliz; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Frank Soliz is survived by his children, Marc | 5 | | (Alohna) Soliz, Stephanie (Robert) Dowdal, Theodore Soliz, | 6 | | Joey Soliz, Kevin Soliz, Sara (Charles) Cervantes, and Stella | 7 | | (Daniel) Holmes; his grandchildren, Kathleen, Charles "CJ", | 8 | | Janell, Jaclyn, Sarah, Kelin, Nicole, David, Andrew, Brianna, | 9 | | Kelsy, Adam, Zackary, and Claire; his great-grandchildren, | 10 | | Celia, Jillian, Jacob, Ava, Isabella, Charles III, Benjamin, | 11 | | Carmendi, Santana, and one on the way; and his siblings, | 12 | | Guadalupe "Sonny" Soliz, Anthony Soliz, Thomas Soliz, Edmond | 13 | | Soliz, Margaret Guajardo, Teresa Soliz, and Isabel Soliz; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Frank J. Soliz, and | 18 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 19 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Frank Soliz as an expression of our | 22 | | deepest sympathy.
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