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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely passing of Russell Charles Janecka of |
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Victoria on September 30, 2021, at the age of 61, has brought |
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immeasurable sorrow to the friends and loved ones of this admired |
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civic leader; and |
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WHEREAS, Russell Janecka was born in Victoria on May 2, 1960, |
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to Maynard and Esterleen Janecka, and he grew up with seven |
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siblings, Darrell, Richard, Karen, Jerilyn, Jill, Jean, and Neysa; |
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a graduate of Victoria High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air |
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Force Security Service and trained at the Defense Language |
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Institute Foreign Language Center; he subsequently completed a |
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four-year tour in Berlin, Germany, where he worked in signal |
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intelligence as a linguist with the 6912th Electronic Security |
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Squadron; along the way, he continued his education at Victoria |
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College and the University of Maryland University College Europe |
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campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his father's death in 1986, Mr. Janecka |
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assumed ownership of the Janecka Insurance Agency, where he was |
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assisted by his sister Jill; he advocated for the industry at the |
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state and national levels and served on the Germania Farm Mutual |
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Insurance Association board for more than 30 years; among his |
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achievements, he was a Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow, a |
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certified insurance counselor, and a certified Leadership Fellow |
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for the National Association of Corporate Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Janecka was deeply devoted to his community; he |
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spent a decade on the Victoria Planning Commission and chaired the |
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Victoria Chamber of Commerce board; furthermore, he was president |
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of the Victoria Adult Literacy Council as well as The Gabriel |
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Project of the Crossroads, and he helped facilitate the opening of |
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the new Bethlehem Maternity Home; for over 15 years, he acted in |
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stage productions for the Victoria Ballet Theatre, where he also |
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served as president; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Janecka enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Gail, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned more than four decades; he took great pride in |
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their three children, Robert, Julie, and Kevin, and their two |
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grandsons, Elliott and Malcolm; in his leisure time, Mr. Janecka |
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pursued a diverse range of hobbies and interests, and he especially |
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delighted in taking annual vacations with his family; a man of |
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faith, he was a valued congregant of Holy Family Catholic Church, |
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and through the years, he participated in numerous ministries; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Russell Janecka will be deeply missed, the |
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passion, integrity, and generosity with which he lived his life |
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will forever inspire all those who had the good fortune to know him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Russell Charles Janecka and extend heartfelt condolences to his |
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many relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Russell |
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Janecka. |