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2 | 2 | | By: Harless H.R. No. 762 |
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7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Cypress community lost a beloved resident with |
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9 | 9 | | the passing of Eugene Frank Zaboroski on February 20, 2025, at the |
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10 | 10 | | age of 88; and |
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11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of Frank and Lilia Juergen Zaboroski, Gene |
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12 | 12 | | Zaboroski was born in Houston on May 1, 1936, and he grew up with the |
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13 | 13 | | companionship of two siblings, Joyce and Byron; he graduated in |
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14 | 14 | | 1954 from Cy-Fair High School, and he went on to earn a degree in |
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15 | 15 | | agriculture from Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1959; he |
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16 | 16 | | participated in ROTC while completing his undergraduate studies, |
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17 | 17 | | and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve for nine years; and |
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18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In May 1962, Mr. Zaboroski exchanged vows with |
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19 | 19 | | Delphine Schultz, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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20 | 20 | | spanned more than six decades; he was the father of five daughters, |
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21 | 21 | | Becky, Sandra, Christy, Christine, and Jennifer, and with the |
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22 | 22 | | passing years, he saw his treasured family grow to include eight |
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23 | 23 | | grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and |
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24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Zaboroski devoted many years of his life to his |
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25 | 25 | | family's business, the historic Juergen's Store & Hall, as well as |
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26 | 26 | | to its other ventures, which included a gas station, package and |
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27 | 27 | | hardware store, plant nursery, and dance hall; in 1966, he was |
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28 | 28 | | elected as the Harris County justice of the peace for Precinct 6, |
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29 | 29 | | and over the course of his tenure, he implemented programs that |
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30 | 30 | | expanded the court's services and oversaw its move to Cypress; |
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31 | 31 | | additionally, he served as chair of the Harris County Justices of |
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32 | 32 | | the Peace and Constables Association and as a director of the |
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33 | 33 | | Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Zaboroski also gave of his time to the Cy-Fair |
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35 | 35 | | Volunteer Fire Department, the Cy-Fair VFW Post 8905, the Cy-Fair |
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36 | 36 | | Educational Foundation, and the Cy-Fair FFA; he was also a charter |
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37 | 37 | | member and officer of the Rotary Club of Cypress-Fairbanks, and he |
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38 | 38 | | was involved with the local Masons and Shriners; moreover, he was a |
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39 | 39 | | member of the church council for Christ United Church of Cypress; |
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40 | 40 | | and |
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41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Zaboroski and his wife generously |
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42 | 42 | | bequeathed the land containing their family's general store to |
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43 | 43 | | Harris County; one of the area's original settlements, the property |
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44 | 44 | | was redeveloped into the Cypress Top Historic Park, where public |
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45 | 45 | | tours are now conducted to educate residents and visitors alike on |
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46 | 46 | | life in historic Cypress; and |
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47 | 47 | | WHEREAS, Gene Zaboroski lived a life that was rich in family, |
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48 | 48 | | friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to |
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49 | 49 | | share in his love and affection will forever hold him close in their |
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50 | 50 | | hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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51 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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52 | 52 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Eugene Frank |
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53 | 53 | | Zaboroski and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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54 | 54 | | to his wife, Delphine Zaboroski; to his daughters, Becky Martin and |
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55 | 55 | | her husband, Daniel, Sandra Davis and her husband, Stacy, and |
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56 | 56 | | Christy Gonzalez and her husband, Gabe; to his grandchildren, |
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57 | 57 | | Ashleigh Hansberger, Samantha Martin, Danielle Anderson, Tyler |
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58 | 58 | | Martin, Cole and Emma Davis, and Zachary and Sophia Gonzalez; to his |
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59 | 59 | | great-grandchildren, Gage and Stella Hansberger and Kennedy and |
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60 | 60 | | Ford Anderson; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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61 | 61 | | it further |
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62 | 62 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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63 | 63 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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64 | 64 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Gene |
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65 | 65 | | Zaboroski. |
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