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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Vojt J. Holub of San Antonio, who died on March 23, |
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2013, at the age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, V. J. Holub was born in Ammannsville on March 28, |
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1924, to John and Anna Kana Holub; as a high-spirited and |
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adventurous young man growing up on a ranch, he used to catch |
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rattlesnakes and sell them for 35 cents a pound; he was the captain |
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of the championship football team at Fowlerton Consolidated High |
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School, where he graduated in 1941; and |
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WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War |
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II, Mr. Holub joined the U.S. Army and served as a member of the |
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Tank Destroyer Force Company A, 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion, |
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36th Division; near the end of the war, his unit played an important |
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role in the capture of Hermann Goering, Hitler's second in command, |
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in Austria; a member of the Army Reserve, he later returned to duty |
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during the Korean War and worked as a mechanic; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Holub joined the San Antonio Police |
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Department, and he helped to serve and protect the citizens of that |
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city for 31 years, 18 of them as a patrolman; he played a vital role |
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in acquiring collective bargaining rights for his fellow officers |
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in the 1970s, and he was well known for his skills as a pit master at |
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police barbecues; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Holub was also proud of his Czech heritage, and |
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he served as president of Alamo Lodge No. 141 of RVOS Farm Mutual |
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Insurance Company and as a member of the finance committee of the |
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Anton Wenzel Lodge of the Sons of Hermann and SPJST Fraternal; in |
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addition, he was a member of the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension |
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Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, Energetic and fun-loving, Mr. Holub delighted in |
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his family's annual trips to Las Vegas; he was beloved by his |
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friends for his kind heart and generous nature, and respected by his |
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fellow San Antonio police officers for his calm approach to the job; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband, a loving father, and a true and |
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loyal friend, V. J. Holub lived a rich and purposeful life, and he |
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will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him |
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close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Vojt J. Holub and |
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extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mary V. Holub; to his children, Martin Holub and his wife, |
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Patti, Beverly Shaner, and Paul Holub; to his sisters, Mildred Tope |
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and Annie Mae Lawson; to his grandchildren, Alyssa Shaner, Aaryanna |
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Shaner, and Cole Holub; and to his 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 his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of |
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V. J. Holub. |
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Gutierrez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1848 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 8, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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