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4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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6 | 7 | | passing of Frank Leonard Bohac of Houston on March 9, 2014, at the |
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7 | 8 | | age of 84; and |
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8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Vojtech and Marcella Bohac, Frank Bohac |
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9 | 10 | | was born on November 13, 1929, in the community of Ammannsville in |
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10 | 11 | | Fayette County; he served his nation in the United States Army and |
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11 | 12 | | was stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict; after |
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12 | 13 | | faithfully completing his enlistment, he began a career with |
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13 | 14 | | Central Freight Lines in Houston, where he worked up until his |
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14 | 15 | | retirement; and |
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15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1956, Mr. Bohac was joined in matrimony to Rose |
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16 | 17 | | Marie, and they became the parents of two daughters, Theresa and |
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17 | 18 | | Vickie, during the 35 years they shared; following her death, he was |
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18 | 19 | | fortunate enough to find love a second time when he reconnected with |
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19 | 20 | | his childhood friend, Estelle Kaluza Poole, beginning a |
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20 | 21 | | correspondence that soon blossomed into romance; the couple |
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21 | 22 | | exchanged wedding vows on New Year's Eve of 1994 and enjoyed a |
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22 | 23 | | rewarding marriage until her passing; and |
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23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Bohac remained active during his retirement |
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24 | 25 | | years, playing a prominent role in his congregation at |
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25 | 26 | | St. Michael's Catholic Church in Lake Jackson, where he was a |
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26 | 27 | | member of the Knights of Columbus Council; he was also a member of |
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27 | 28 | | St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Houston and a Fourth Degree |
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28 | 29 | | Knight at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Freeport, as |
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29 | 30 | | well as a member of SPJST Lodge No. 88 in Houston; and |
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30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan took great pride in his blended |
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31 | 32 | | family, which included three stepsons, Darrell, Dean, and Durwin, |
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32 | 33 | | and many treasured grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his |
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33 | 34 | | favorite pastimes were gardening and playing taroky, and he |
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34 | 35 | | belonged to the Polka Lovers Klub of America; additionally, he |
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35 | 36 | | found fulfillment in the weekly volunteer work he did at a local |
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36 | 37 | | food pantry and in the support he gave to other charitable causes; |
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37 | 38 | | and |
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38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Although Frank Bohac will be deeply missed, |
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39 | 40 | | cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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40 | 41 | | the hearts of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frank Leonard Bohac |
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43 | 44 | | and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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44 | 45 | | daughter, Theresa Bohac, and her fiancé, Jason Krisher; to his |
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45 | 46 | | son-in-law, Michael Mobley; to his stepsons, Darrell Pawelka and |
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46 | 47 | | his wife, Glenda, Dean Pawelka and his wife, Shirley, and Durwin |
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47 | 48 | | Pawelka; to his stepdaughter-in-law, Rachel Pawelka; to his |
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48 | 49 | | grandchildren, Douglas Mobley, Cynthia Huddleston and her husband, |
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49 | 50 | | Jeremy, Renee Pawelka and her husband, Cody, Chelsea Erickson, |
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50 | 51 | | Ashley, Dane, Jennifer, and Jonathan Pawelka, and Stephen and |
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51 | 52 | | Michael Forkum; to his great-grandchildren, Mikayla Mobley, Logan |
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52 | 53 | | and Eli Huddleston, C. J. Erickson, and Caleb, Madison, and Caimyn |
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53 | 54 | | Maddox; to his brother, Ben Bohac, and his wife, Mildred; and to his |
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54 | 55 | | other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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55 | 56 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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56 | 57 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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57 | 58 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Frank |
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58 | 59 | | Leonard Bohac. |
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