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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Benjamin |
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Vojtech Bohac of Houston, who passed away on March 14, 2016, at the |
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age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to Vojtech and Marcella Stavinoha Bohac on |
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February 6, 1934, in Ammansville, Ben Bohac grew up with his sister, |
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Agnes, and two brothers, Stanley and Frank; he served his country in |
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Korea as a member of the U.S. Army, and he subsequently enjoyed |
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successful careers with Earthman Funeral Directors and Central |
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Freight Lines; and |
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WHEREAS, In his free hours, Mr. Bohac gave generously of his |
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time and talents as a member of the Knights of Columbus and as a |
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coach with Oaks Dads' Club, and his dedication to the welfare of his |
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community earned him renown as the neighborhood patriarch; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bohac and his wife, Mildred, shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 59 years; they were the proud parents of two |
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sons, Gregory and Dwayne, and a daughter, Cherie, and with the |
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passing years, they were further blessed with five grandchildren, |
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Angie, Britney, Kristina, Dominique, and Reagan, two |
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great-grandchildren, Evan and Emma, and three step-grandchildren, |
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Foster, Sterling, and Faith; and |
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WHEREAS, Ben Bohac touched countless lives with his kindness |
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and strength of character, and all those who had the privilege of |
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knowing him will forever hold him close in their hearts; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Ben Bohac and that |
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sincere condolences be extended to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Mildred Bohac; to his children, Gregory Bohac and his wife, |
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Linda, Cherie Tello and her husband, Larry, and Dwayne Bohac; to his |
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grandchildren, Angie Eller and her husband, Andrew, Britney Averitt |
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and her husband, Josh, Kristina Kubitza and her husband, Kyle, |
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Dominique Tello, and Reagan Bohac; to his great-grandchildren, Evan |
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and Emma Eller; to his step-grandchildren, Foster, Sterling, and |
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Faith Askew; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it |
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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 Benjamin |
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Vojtech Bohac. |