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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Julius James Dubcak of Round Rock passed away on |
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February 15, 2023, at the age of 83, leaving his family and friends |
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to treasure their many happy memories of time spent in his company; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born on February 7, 1940, on a cotton farm in eastern |
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Bell County, Julius Dubcak took great pride in being raised in a |
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Czech American family; after graduating from Rogers High School in |
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1958, he attended Temple Junior College and Sam Houston State |
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Teachers College and earned a bachelor of business administration |
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degree in 1965; he then went to work for the Texas Comptroller's |
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Office in Bryan, and he continued his employment with the state |
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comptroller after transferring to the Houston office; he enjoyed |
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being part of Comptroller Bob Bullock's administration, and he was |
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assigned to the agency's Enforcement Headquarters at the time of |
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his retirement in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, After moving to Houston, Mr. Dubcak met the love of |
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his life, Jeannie, whom he married on May 6, 1967; the couple shared |
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a remarkable 55 years together and became the parents of a son, |
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Travis; over the years, their cherished family grew to include two |
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grandsons, Travis and Horacio, and a great-grandson, Nicholas; |
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later in life, Mr. Dubcak and his wife traveled extensively |
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throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and they also enjoyed |
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taking cruises; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Dubcak's love for his Czech heritage led to his |
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involvement in a number of Czech American organizations; he worked |
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for RVOS Insurance for 30 years, in addition to serving on the |
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company's board of directors; passionate about music from an early |
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age, he played the trumpet for several polka bands, most notably the |
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Vrazel Polka Band, and after being an active member of Sokol in |
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Houston, he served as vice president of the Sokol West in Waco; he |
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was a member of the board of directors of the Western Fraternal Life |
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Association from 1976 to 2007, distinguishing himself as its |
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longest unopposed director; other groups that benefited greatly |
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from his involvement include the Austin Czech Historical |
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Association and the Travis-Williamson Counties Czech Heritage |
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Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Julius Dubcak enjoyed a life that was rich in |
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family, friends, and accomplishments, and he will forever hold a |
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special place in the hearts of those he leaves behind; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Julius James Dubcak |
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and extend sincere sympathy to all those who mourn his passing; 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 Julius |
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James Dubcak. |