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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Janczak has paid meaningful tribute to early |
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| 6 | 7 | | heroes of the Lone Star State by creating a replica of the Sam |
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| 7 | 8 | | Houston Memorial Window; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Completed in 1889, the beautiful stained glass |
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| 9 | 10 | | window in the Old Main building at Sam Houston State University |
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| 10 | 11 | | depicted scenes from Sam Houston's life; it also commemorated the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Battle of San Jacinto and other conflicts from the state's struggle |
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| 12 | 13 | | for independence; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Janczak liked to study at Old Main during his |
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| 14 | 15 | | years as an accounting major at Sam Houston State; impressed by the |
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| 15 | 16 | | memorial window, he took many photographs of it, and he was deeply |
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| 16 | 17 | | saddened when the magnificent building was destroyed by a fire in |
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| 17 | 18 | | 1982; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, Mr. Janczak took time away from his career |
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| 19 | 20 | | as a homebuilder to care for his ailing parents in Spring; he |
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| 20 | 21 | | decided to devote his leisure hours to the enormous task of building |
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| 21 | 22 | | a replica of the window, and although he had no experience in this |
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| 22 | 23 | | area, he duplicated the pattern by reviewing his pictures and |
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| 23 | 24 | | photos from the university archives; with the help of local shops, |
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| 24 | 25 | | he set about finding glass to match the colored shards he had |
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| 25 | 26 | | collected from the original window, and in about a year, he |
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| 26 | 27 | | completed the magnificent 7-by-17-foot replica, which incorporates |
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| 27 | 28 | | a small amount of the antique glass; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, By re-creating the Sam Houston Memorial Window in |
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| 29 | 30 | | exquisite detail, this proud native Texan has demonstrated |
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| 30 | 31 | | exceptional dedication to the history and heritage of this state, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and his endeavor is indeed worthy of special recognition; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby honor Joseph Janczak for his reconstruction of |
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| 35 | 36 | | the Sam Houston Memorial Window and extend to him sincere best |
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| 36 | 37 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Janczak as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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