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Benevolence
Volume 105 Number 20
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
May 17, 2017
David and Janie Bucek receive prestigious TOCA Recognition Award
David and Janie Bucek
David and Janie Bucek of SPJST Lodge 151, Wharton were honored with the prestigious Texans of Czech Ancestry (TOCA) Recognition Award an the 2017 Awards Appreciation Reception and Dinner on Saturday, April 22. The event was held at Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center in La Grange and kicked off with a wine and cheese reception sponsored by SPJST. TOCA President Kevin Kana opened the recognition ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance. Special guest Brian Vanicek, Honorary Consul to the Czech Republic for Texas welcomed all attendees. TOCA consists of 12 member organizations, and its purpose includes improving and facilitating communication among the Czech founded organizations operating in Texas. TOCA member organizations honored their recipients including Czech Heritage Society of Fort Bend County - Glenn McDonald of Lodge 81, Needville; Czech Heritage Society of Texas - Kathy Marek Podsednik of Lodge 54, West; RVOS - Johnnie I. Krajca of Lodge 25, Ennis; SPJST - David and Janie Bucek of Lodge 151, Wharton; Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center - Arnold Pechal
of Lodge 24, Cyclone; Texas Czech Genealogical Society - Charlene Hurta of Lodge 200, Bruceville-Eddy; and Texans of Czech Ancestry - Reverend Paul Chovanec of Lodge 172, Pasadena. The SPJST honorees were recognized by Supreme Lodge President Brian Vanicek. He shared these remarks about David and Janie:
It is my privilege to introduce you to our SPJST honorees this evening — David and Janie Bucek — of Wharton, Texas. David and Janie embody the spirit of Ecclesiastes 4; Verses 9 and 10 — and that is: Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.
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Doyle Oliver Lodge 191, Lufkin District Five
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Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 Job Posting..........................................3 Supreme Lodge Minutes.....................4 Membership Drive Update ................10 Lodge Section....................................13
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
In Memoriam ......................................22 Death Claims......................................23 Youth Section ....................................24 Czech Culture ....................................26 Advertisements.............................28-29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Throughout their 52 years of marriage, David and Janie have been there for each other and for the many Czech heritage initiatives and civic improvements that they have completed together. They assist each other by encouragement, collaboration, and as leaders. David, who studied in St. Mary’s Seminary and received his degree from Southwest Texas State University is an Air Force veteran, former teacher, and retired in 2003 from Bucek Services — a home painting and renovation company. He remains a detail-oriented craftsman and an innovator, delivering great passion and attention to detail to the projects that he and Janie have pursued. Janie — formerly Janie Holub — received her bachelor’s degree from Southwest Texas State College and Continued on Page 21.
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District Three shares spring meeting scenes
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Lorene Millian achieves Grand Age of 96
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Lodge 80 Holland shares Easter egg hunt scenes