Frank Soler ’51

FRANK DIED May 19, 1990, in Houston.

He was born in Duitarna, Colombia, Oct. 11, 1915. He joined our Class as a transfer from Columbia Univ. and majored in civil engineering. Because of his age and the rigor of his studies in a language that was fairly foreign to him at the time, he lived with his wife on Vandeventer Street.

in the words of his son, Richard'73, "My mother tells me that my father was wellloved by his colleagues. She would welcome them into their little home and go off to sleep, leaving them with coffee and pie and intense study sessions into the night."

After graduation, Frank went to Anaco, Venezuela, where he worked in a petroleum camp operated by Mobil Oil. He became an American citizen in 1956 and was transferred to Caracas as chief general engineer. He worked for Mobil as services manager for 14 years. When he retired, he bought a transportation company in Venezuela and ran it for three years. He retired in 1981 and the Solers settled in Houston.

Frank was an avid sportsman. His hunting trips while in Venezuela produced many meals offish and fowl for his family and friends.

in addition to Bertha, his widow, and his son, Richard, Frank is survived by a second son, Frank , and a daughter, Linda. They have our sympathy and best wishes.

The Class of 1951