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1	1	H.R. No. 2692
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Louis
6	6	Alois Slovak, a lifelong resident of the Ennis area, who passed away
7	7	on March 31, 2009, at the age of 91; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Mr. Slovak was born on March 28, 1918, in the
9	9	Creechville Community and attended Village Creek School; called up
10	10	by the United States Army in March 1941, he subsequently served
11	11	three years in the Panama Canal Zone; and
12	12	WHEREAS, While on furlough, Mr. Slovak married Lillian
13	13	Frances Vrana at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Ennis on
14	14	January 3, 1944; the next day, he reported to Camp Maxey for
15	15	training, and in the late summer of 1944, he was deployed with his
16	16	unit, the 32nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, to the
17	17	European Theater; and
18	18	WHEREAS, On December 16, 1944, Mr. Slovak's squadron received
19	19	the first thrust of the massive German offensive that became known
20	20	as the Battle of the Bulge; as the early fighting raged, Mr. Slovak
21	21	was dispatched on reconnaissance, and on December 17 he and his
22	22	patrol were captured behind German lines; after narrowly escaping
23	23	summary execution, he spent the next four months as a prisoner of
24	24	war; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Liberated at the end of the fighting in Europe, Mr.
26	26	Slovak was honorably discharged as a corporal in August 1945; among
27	27	the numerous military awards conferred on this valiant Texan was
28	28	the Purple Heart; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Following the war, Mr. Slovak farmed in Creechville
30	30	and worked at Leggett and Platt, the Norris Lumber Company, and the
31	31	Pearl Beer Distributing Company; active in the area's Czech
32	32	community, he was a valued member of St. John Nepomucene and the
33	33	KJT, as well as the Disabled American Veterans, the American
34	34	Ex-Prisoners of War, VFW Post No. 7106, and the Catholic Order of
35	35	Foresters; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Louis Slovak exemplified the best values of a
37	37	generation that helped to preserve democracy and liberty at
38	38	tremendous personal cost and that built a stronger, more prosperous
39	39	society, and it is a privilege to honor his memory; now, therefore,
40	40	be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
42	42	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Louis Alois Slovak and
43	43	extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
44	44	beloved wife of 65 years, Lillian Slovak; to his children and their
45	45	spouses, Danny and Evelyn Slovak, Dolores Sykora, Ronnie and Susan
46	46	Slovak, Michael and Laura Slovak, Timothy Slovak, and Judy Venable;
47	47	to his brother, Bill Slovak and his wife, Mary, and his sister,
48	48	Lillie Honza; to his 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren;
49	49	and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for his family, and that when the Texas House of
52	52	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Louis Alois
53	53	Slovak.
54	54	Pitts
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 2692 was unanimously adopted by a
58	58	rising vote of the House on May 31, 2009.
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60	60	Chief Clerk of the House