My days go so fast. My parents taught me to make sure that you love what you do, what your job is. I'm fortunate because I do. It isn't hard to see how that was drilled into him. I love my job.
Life really is great.
He and his older brother Victor graduated from Pueblo High School. Both were fine basketball players, though Roman is quick to point out that his brother had the edge as an All-City performer in 1986. Their father was in Pueblo's first graduating class in 1957. The job Sen. Soltero retired from after 28 years also was in TUSD, though not in the classroom. From 1963 to 1991, he was in the district's grounds and maintenance department.