HARTFORD CITY, IN Ricardo Solis, 40, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the I.U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, after a short battle with leukemia. He was born April 27, 1969 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico and had resided in this area for fourteen years. An employee of Tyson Foods of Portland for twelve years, he was most recently employed at Meridian Foods, Eaton. He is survived by his wife, Dana D. (Barnes) Solis; his son, Christian Ricardo Solis; two step-daughters, Morgan Sargent and Shannon (Shatto) Lamotte (husband, Adam), Hartford City; two grandchildren, Gracie and Kelsi Lamotte; his parents, Juan and Hortensia Solis, Muncie; two brothers, Geraldo (Erika) Solis, Houston, TX and their children, Erik, Aaron and Daniela and Juan Solis, Muncie; a sister, Sara (Naji) Hedgecoe, Yorktown and their children, Alex and Johnathan; and a special cousin, Thomas Ramirez. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9 at Waters Funeral Home, 501 W. Washington St., Hartford City with Pastor Jonathan Cabrera presiding. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory, Muncie. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to services Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Society of America/Indiana Chapter, 921 E. 86th St., Ste. 205, Indianapolis, IN 46240.