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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The death of Robert Michael Jelinek of Beaumont on |
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February 14, 2016, at the age of 72, brought a great loss to his |
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family, his friends, and his colleagues in the construction |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on September 19, 1943, Mike Jelinek |
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was the son of Frank and Margaret Jelinek; he graduated from |
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Beaumont High School and went on to attend The University of Texas |
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at Austin and Lamar University; in 1965, after returning to |
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Beaumont, he married the love of his life, the former Lynn Sory; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jelinek served his country in the U.S. Army |
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National Guard during the Vietnam War; he worked briefly in the |
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banking industry and then found his career path through a job in |
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paving and material sales; in 1979, he began a lengthy assignment |
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with Bo-Mac Contractors, supervising the paving division and |
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estimating state highway projects; he joined Williams Brothers |
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Construction Company in 2001, and during his last few years with the |
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company, he was supervisor of the Interstate 10 construction jobs |
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from Beaumont to the Louisiana state line, making sure the highway |
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construction met state specifications; dedicated to his work, he |
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fulfilled his responsibilities until the day of his hospitalization |
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in November 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Jelinek benefited his industry |
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in a number of leadership roles, among them chair and vice chair of |
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the Beaumont area chapter of the Association of General |
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Contractors, and he held state-level offices as well; he was a |
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mentor to others, willingly sharing his knowledge and expertise; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Jelinek was devoted above all to his loved ones, |
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and he was the proud father of three children, Christopher, |
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Allison, and Patrick; he always made time for their Little League |
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baseball, youth football, and ballet recitals, and he enjoyed |
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taking them hunting and fishing; he later knew the pleasure of |
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welcoming into his family four treasured grandchildren, Grace Ann, |
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Will, Lilly, and Caroline; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Mike Jelinek is deeply missed, those he |
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left behind will forever remember his kindness, warmth, and |
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wonderful sense of humor; now, 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 life of Robert Michael |
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Jelinek and extend sincere condolences to his loved ones; 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 Mike |
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Jelinek. |
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Phelan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1853 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 12, 2017. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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