Teresa passed away Saturday night, April 20, 2013, at Grays Harbor Community Hospital from renal failure due to diabetes and obesity. Despite heroic efforts by Dr. Troeh and Dr. Gibbs, her kidneys failed a second time and she died peacefully with comfort care only. Many thanks to the staff on the 3rd floor and in the CCU. They not only cared for Dr. Solis, but also saw that her partner of 15 years, Sally Womer, had everything she needed.
Teresa was born July 23, 1954, to Irene Crabtree Solis and Alex Solis. The Crabtrees were W.V. coal miners. The Solis family were land owners in Mexican Texas when Texas became an American territory. No wonder Dr. Solis was a survivor who knew how to work hard. She supported herself through Muskegan Community College where she was active in the theatre group. She graduated salutatorian, and then she went to Michigan State University where she majored in Pre Med. In 1982, Dr. Solis graduated from MSU School of Medicine. Since the government actually assisted college students back then, she was sent to South Texas to repay her student loans. After 4 years working in migrant clinics, she opened her own practice in southern Texas. Next, Dr. Solis spent four years as an ER doctor in a major Dallas Hospital.