Bill Text: TX HR1848 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Vojt J. Holub of San Antonio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-10 - Reported enrolled [HR1848 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1848-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1848 |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their | ||
memories of Vojt J. Holub of San Antonio, who died on March 23, | ||
2013, at the age of 88; and | ||
WHEREAS, V. J. Holub was born in Ammannsville on March 28, | ||
1924, to John and Anna Kana Holub; as a high-spirited and | ||
adventurous young man growing up on a ranch, he used to catch | ||
rattlesnakes and sell them for 35 cents a pound; he was the captain | ||
of the championship football team at Fowlerton Consolidated High | ||
School, where he graduated in 1941; and | ||
WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World War | ||
II, Mr. Holub joined the U.S. Army and served as a member of the | ||
Tank Destroyer Force Company A, 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion, | ||
36th Division; near the end of the war, his unit played an important | ||
role in the capture of Hermann Goering, Hitler's second in command, | ||
in Austria; a member of the Army Reserve, he later returned to duty | ||
during the Korean War and worked as a mechanic; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1957, Mr. Holub joined the San Antonio Police | ||
Department, and he helped to serve and protect the citizens of that | ||
city for 31 years, 18 of them as a patrolman; he played a vital role | ||
in acquiring collective bargaining rights for his fellow officers | ||
in the 1970s, and he was well known for his skills as a pit master at | ||
police barbecues; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Holub was also proud of his Czech heritage, and | ||
he served as president of Alamo Lodge No. 141 of RVOS Farm Mutual | ||
Insurance Company and as a member of the finance committee of the | ||
Anton Wenzel Lodge of the Sons of Hermann and SPJST Fraternal; in | ||
addition, he was a member of the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension | ||
Fund; and | ||
WHEREAS, Energetic and fun-loving, Mr. Holub delighted in | ||
his family's annual trips to Las Vegas; he was beloved by his | ||
friends for his kind heart and generous nature, and respected by his | ||
fellow San Antonio police officers for his calm approach to the job; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A devoted husband, a loving father, and a true and | ||
loyal friend, V. J. Holub lived a rich and purposeful life, and he | ||
will forever be remembered with deep affection by all who held him | ||
close to their hearts; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Vojt J. Holub and | ||
extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his | ||
wife, Mary V. Holub; to his children, Martin Holub and his wife, | ||
Patti, Beverly Shaner, and Paul Holub; to his sisters, Mildred Tope | ||
and Annie Mae Lawson; to his grandchildren, Alyssa Shaner, Aaryanna | ||
Shaner, and Cole Holub; and to his other relatives and friends; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of | ||
V. J. Holub. | ||
Gutierrez | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1848 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 8, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||