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Patrick James Svatek

25 Aug 1949 – 24 Jan 2013

Birth	25 Aug 1949
Death	24 Jan 2013
Cemetery	Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery Shiner , Lavaca County , Texas , USA
Added by	James on 02 Jul 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104264056

Bio

On January 24, 2013 we lost a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Born on the 25th of August 1949, he is preceded in death by his parents Joe H. Svatek and Angeline Riha Svatek, brothers Joe Svatek and Ben Svatek, sister Angie Svatek Boone, and daughter JoAnn Heiling. Born in Shiner TX and a graduate of Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca TX, Patrick joined the Navy and served his country aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) during the Vietnam War. After his honorable Naval service, Patrick earned his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas in Austin, and joined NASA as an engineer on the space shuttle program. A few years later Patrick moved to Austin to settle down as a Microprocessor Engineer with Motorola, where he retired from in 2004. Patrick enjoyed raising his kids, coaching baseball, fishing, golfing, telling jokes, and gardening (his favorite plant was the Yellow Rose). He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

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Family

Parents

• Joe Henry Svatek 1913–1988
• Angeline Riha Svatek 1913–2002

Siblings

• Helen Svatek Mizera 1935–2013
• Joe Svatek 1938–2010

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