H.R. No. 1906
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends were saddened by the passing of
Helen Ruth Marek of West on April 3, 2011, at the age of 99, yet the
memory of her full and rewarding life remains to comfort them in
their time of loss; and
WHEREAS, Born on November 15, 1911, in Wilbarger County to
Anton and Annie Koval, Helen Koval was one of 10 children; she
became the wife of Adolph F. Marek, and they enjoyed a fulfilling
marriage until his passing in 1956; fortunate enough to find love a
second time, she married Alfons Adolf Marek in 1961, and they shared
more than three decades together; he too predeceased her; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Marek was a homemaker and a faithful member of
St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West; she also
belonged to SPJST Lodge No. 54, and she enjoyed gardening in her
free time; and
WHEREAS, Above all, Mrs. Marek loved her two children, Willie
Mae and Adolph Frank, and she took great pride in her six
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, With her kind and caring ways, Helen Marek enriched
all who were blessed to share in her life, and she will forever hold
a treasured place in their hearts; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Helen Ruth Marek and
extend sincere sympathy to the members of her family: to her son,
Adolph Frank Marek, and his wife, Mary; to her daughter-in-law,
Bessie Dornak; to her grandchildren, Mellissa Marie Tucker and her
husband, Tony, Elaine Roth and her husband, Mark, the Reverend
Melvin Dornak, Karen Hafner and her husband, Mark, John Dornak, and
Michelle Renee Marek Manskey; to her eight great-grandchildren; and
to her other relatives and friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Helen Ruth
Marek.
Anderson of McLennan
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1906 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 19, 2011.
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Chief Clerk of the House