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Dr Wallace Steve Sekul
27 Jul 1922 – 12 May 1994
| Birth | 27 Jul 1922 |
| Death | 12 May 1994 |
| Cemetery | Southern Memorial Park Biloxi , Harrison County , Mississippi , USA |
| Added by | raoul on 11 Sep 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135730359 |
Bio
Wallace Steve Sekul (1922-1994) was born July 27, 1922 at Biloxi, Mississippi the son of Steve C. Sekul (1881-1970), a native of Brac, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia and Yerka Barisich (1887-1977). They married in Biloxi on June 12, 1921. Mary Lou Sekul (b. 1927) who married John Worth was their last child. Steve C. Sekul had earlier married Lucia Trebotich (1887-1918) and their children were: Anton Sekul (1908-1908); Marguerite Sekul (1909-1987) m. Meco Filipich (1902-1957); Mike Sekul (1911-1988) m. Frances Mihojevich (1913-2002); George Sekul (1913-1986) m. Agnes A. Semski (1919-1999); and Lucy Sekul (1916-2004) m. Samuel Joseph Mavar (1912-1993). Wallace Steve Sekul was a 1940 graduate of Biloxi High School and went to Perkinston Jr. College before enrolling at the University of Mississippi. He graduated from the LSU Medical School and served in the US Navy at San Diego, California for several years. Dr. Sekul received specialist training in pediatrics from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and the University of Tennessee Medical School where he was chief resident. Dr. Sekul began his pediatrics practice at Biloxi in 1952 and retired from medicine in 1989. He was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics; American Medical Association; Mississippi State Medical Association; the Trudeau Society; and the faculty of LSU and Tulane Medical School. Dr. Sekul was on staff at Biloxi Regional Hospital where he served in many capacities including Chief of Staff and Chief of Pediatrics.(The Sun Herald, May 15, 1994, p. A-2) On June 12, 1948, Dr. Sekul had married Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Montgomery, the daughter of J.C. Johnagin and Evelyn Montgomery Johnagin of Gilmer, Texas, at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Miss Betsy Woods, formerly of Biloxi, and Victor Mavar of Biloxi were their attendants. Other Biloxians at the Sekul nuptial ceremony were: Miss Sue Filipich; Alec Kuljis; Mrs. Lucy Mavar; Olivia Mavar; Jennett Filipich; George Sekul; Lawrence Semski; and Mrs. And Mrs. Steve C. Sekul.(The Daily Herald, July 8, 1948, p. 8) Mother of the Year Betty M. Sekul was chosen Biloxi’s Mother of the Year in May 1977 by Biloxi Lion’s Club. She had attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and Centenary College at Shreveport, Louisiana and would receive her social studies and secondary education degree from USM in the late 1970s. When Betty married Dr. Sekul, she was a graduate nurse from the Tri-State School of Nursing at Shreveport, Louisiana and had worked for the US Public Health Service in New Orleans at the Marine Hospital. Betty was a registered nurse and was active in cultural, civic, academic and social affairs. She was especially dedicated to the Boy and Girl Scout community on the Coast. Mrs. Sekul’s philosophy was: “What you are is God’s Gift to you; what you become is your Gift to God.(The Daily Herald, May 8, 1977, p. A-2) Dr. Wallace Steve Sekul was an active member of the Nativity BVM Parish. He was involved in the civic and cultural affairs of the Coast, including the Community Concert Association; Coast Carnival Association; the Jaycees; the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce; Kiwanis Club; and Biloxi First. Dr. Sekul was preceded in death by his parents Steve C. Sekul and Yerka B. Sekul; two brothers, Mike Sekul and George Sekul; and a sister Margaret Sekul Filipich. He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Sekul of Biloxi; a son, William Robert Sekul (b. 1958) of Brandon, Mississippi; and Dr. Elizabeth Ann Sekul (b. 1961) of Bethesda, Maryland; two sisters, Lucy Sekul Mavar, wife of Sam J. Mavar of Biloxi, and Mary Lou Sekul Worth, spouse of John worth of Houston, Texas; and numerous niec-es and nephews. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home of Biloxi directed the funeral of Dr. Sekul. A Mass of Resurrection was celebrated at Nativity BVM Cathedral at Biloxi followed by in-ternment in Southern Memorial Park. REFERENCES: The Daily Herald, ‘Sekul-Montgomery’, July 8, 1948. The Sun Herald, ‘Biloxi’s Mother of the Year has many accomplishments’, May 8, 1977. The Sun Herald, ‘Wallace Steve Sekul, MD’, May 15, 1994.
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