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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the |
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passing of Frank Leonard Bohac of Houston on March 9, 2014, at the |
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age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Vojtech and Marcella Bohac, Frank Bohac |
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was born on November 13, 1929, in the community of Ammannsville in |
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Fayette County; he served his nation in the United States Army and |
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was stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict; after |
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faithfully completing his enlistment, he began a career with |
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Central Freight Lines in Houston, where he worked up until his |
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retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1956, Mr. Bohac was joined in matrimony to Rose |
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Marie, and they became the parents of two daughters, Theresa and |
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Vickie, during the 35 years they shared; following her death, he was |
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fortunate enough to find love a second time when he reconnected with |
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his childhood friend, Estelle Kaluza Poole, beginning a |
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correspondence that soon blossomed into romance; the couple |
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exchanged wedding vows on New Year's Eve of 1994 and enjoyed a |
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rewarding marriage until her passing; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bohac remained active during his retirement |
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years, playing a prominent role in his congregation at |
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St. Michael's Catholic Church in Lake Jackson, where he was a |
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member of the Knights of Columbus Council; he was also a member of |
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St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Houston and a Fourth Degree |
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Knight at St. Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Freeport, as |
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well as a member of SPJST Lodge No. 88 in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan took great pride in his blended |
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family, which included three stepsons, Darrell, Dean, and Durwin, |
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and many treasured grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his |
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favorite pastimes were gardening and playing taroky, and he |
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belonged to the Polka Lovers Klub of America; additionally, he |
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found fulfillment in the weekly volunteer work he did at a local |
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food pantry and in the support he gave to other charitable causes; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although Frank Bohac will be deeply missed, |
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cherished memories of time spent in his company will long endure in |
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the hearts of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Frank Leonard Bohac |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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daughter, Theresa Bohac, and her fiancé, Jason Krisher; to his |
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son-in-law, Michael Mobley; to his stepsons, Darrell Pawelka and |
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his wife, Glenda, Dean Pawelka and his wife, Shirley, and Durwin |
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Pawelka; to his stepdaughter-in-law, Rachel Pawelka; to his |
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grandchildren, Douglas Mobley, Cynthia Huddleston and her husband, |
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Jeremy, Renee Pawelka and her husband, Cody, Chelsea Erickson, |
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Ashley, Dane, Jennifer, and Jonathan Pawelka, and Stephen and |
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Michael Forkum; to his great-grandchildren, Mikayla Mobley, Logan |
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and Eli Huddleston, C. J. Erickson, and Caleb, Madison, and Caimyn |
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Maddox; to his brother, Ben Bohac, and his wife, Mildred; and to his |
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other 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 Frank |
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Leonard Bohac. |