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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Cypress community lost a beloved resident with |
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the passing of Eugene Frank Zaboroski on February 20, 2025, at the |
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age of 88; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Frank and Lilia Juergen Zaboroski, Gene |
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Zaboroski was born in Houston on May 1, 1936, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of two siblings, Joyce and Byron; he graduated in |
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1954 from Cy-Fair High School, and he went on to earn a degree in |
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agriculture from Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1959; he |
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participated in ROTC while completing his undergraduate studies, |
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and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve for nine years; and |
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WHEREAS, In May 1962, Mr. Zaboroski exchanged vows with |
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Delphine Schultz, and the couple shared a rewarding marriage that |
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spanned more than six decades; he was the father of five daughters, |
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Becky, Sandra, Christy, Christine, and Jennifer, and with the |
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passing years, he saw his treasured family grow to include eight |
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grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Zaboroski devoted many years of his life to his |
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family's business, the historic Juergen's Store & Hall, as well as |
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to its other ventures, which included a gas station, package and |
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hardware store, plant nursery, and dance hall; in 1966, he was |
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elected as the Harris County justice of the peace for Precinct 6, |
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and over the course of his tenure, he implemented programs that |
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expanded the court's services and oversaw its move to Cypress; |
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additionally, he served as chair of the Harris County Justices of |
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the Peace and Constables Association and as a director of the |
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Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Zaboroski also gave of his time to the Cy-Fair |
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Volunteer Fire Department, the Cy-Fair VFW Post 8905, the Cy-Fair |
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Educational Foundation, and the Cy-Fair FFA; he was also a charter |
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member and officer of the Rotary Club of Cypress-Fairbanks, and he |
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was involved with the local Masons and Shriners; moreover, he was a |
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member of the church council for Christ United Church of Cypress; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Zaboroski and his wife generously |
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bequeathed the land containing their family's general store to |
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Harris County; one of the area's original settlements, the property |
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was redeveloped into the Cypress Top Historic Park, where public |
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tours are now conducted to educate residents and visitors alike on |
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life in historic Cypress; and |
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WHEREAS, Gene Zaboroski lived a life that was rich in family, |
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friends, and community service, and those who were privileged to |
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share in his love and affection will forever hold him close in their |
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hearts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Eugene Frank |
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Zaboroski and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his wife, Delphine Zaboroski; to his daughters, Becky Martin and |
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her husband, Daniel, Sandra Davis and her husband, Stacy, and |
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Christy Gonzalez and her husband, Gabe; to his grandchildren, |
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Ashleigh Hansberger, Samantha Martin, Danielle Anderson, Tyler |
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Martin, Cole and Emma Davis, and Zachary and Sophia Gonzalez; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Gage and Stella Hansberger and Kennedy and |
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Ford Anderson; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be |
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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 Gene |
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Zaboroski. |