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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A full and purposeful life drew to a close on March |
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20, 2011, with the passing of Christine Kocian Vanek of West at the |
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age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Penelope on July 27, 1916, to Vince and |
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Frances Kocian, the former Christine Kocian attended Cottonwood |
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School near Hubbard; in 1937 she married Frank Vanek, and they |
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shared 38 years of marriage before his passing; the couple were |
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blessed with four children, Patsy, Maxine, Steve, and Allen, and |
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with the passing years, Mrs. Vanek had the pleasure of welcoming |
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into her family 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work as a devoted homemaker, she |
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owned and operated the popular Dixie Hamburger Drive-In with her |
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husband for several years; she was also a talented seamstress and |
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served a 20-year tenure with Lorch Manufacturing Company in West; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vanek was a valued member of her community of |
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faith, holding membership in St. Mary's Catholic Church of the |
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Assumption, Catholic Daughters of America, and the K.J.Z.T. |
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Society; in her free time, she enjoyed canning and tending her |
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flowers and garden; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, Christine Vanek is |
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remembered with great tenderness and affection by all those who |
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were fortunate enough to share in her love and friendship; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Christine Kocian |
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Vanek and extend deepest sympathy to the members of her family: to |
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her children, Patsy C'de Baca and her husband, Frankie, Maxine |
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Kazda, Allen Vanek and his wife, Stephanie, and Steve Vanek; to her |
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sister, Frances Beseda; to her 10 grandchildren and 15 |
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great-grandchildren; and to her other relatives and friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Christine |
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Vanek. |