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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1079
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In Memory |
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of |
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Monsignor Balthasar Joseph Janacek |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of San Antonio in mourning the loss of Monsignor |
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Balthasar Joseph "Balty" Janacek, who died April 30, 2007, |
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at the age of 80; and |
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Janacek was a beloved spiritual leader |
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who was well known in the San Antonio area for his efforts to |
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preserve four 18th-century missions and for negotiating a |
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landmark agreement between the Archdiocese of San Antonio |
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and the National Park Service; and |
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WHEREAS, He had been the director of the Old Spanish |
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Missions for the Archdiocese since 1967; he served as an ex |
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officio member of the friends of the park group, Los Compadres, |
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and he recently established a nonprofit organization to raise |
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funds for the mission churches; and |
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WHEREAS, Balthasar Joseph Janacek was born in Deweesville |
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on November 8, 1926; he attended Saint John's High School |
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Seminary and Saint John's Major Seminary in San Antonio; he was |
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ordained a priest in 1950 and first served as assistant pastor at |
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Saint Rose Parish in Schulenberg and then at Saint Agnes in the |
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Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, He returned to San Antonio in 1962 as pastor of |
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Saint Cecilia's Church and served at other parishes, including |
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Saint Lawrence Catholic Church, Christ the King Church, |
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San Fernando Cathedral, and San Francesco di Paola Catholic |
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Church; he was named a monsignor in 1968; and |
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WHEREAS, Father Balty was the spiritual director for |
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the Cursillo Movement; he was president of the Texas Old Forts |
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and Missions Restoration Association and a member of the |
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Archdiocesan Commission for Mexican American Affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Monsignor Janacek was |
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dedicated to each parish he served; he has had a profound impact |
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on the lives of many people, and he will be greatly missed; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the |
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bereaved family of Monsignor Balthasar Joseph Janacek: his |
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sister, Josephine Severa; and his sisters-in-law, Olga Janacek, |
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Marcie Janacek, and Mary Jane Janacek; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared |
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for his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the |
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Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, |
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it do so in memory of Monsignor Balthasar Janacek. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 18, 2007, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |