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Louis Alois Slovak
28 Mar 1918 – 31 Mar 2009
| Birth | 28 Mar 1918 |
| Death | 31 Mar 2009 |
| Cemetery | Saint Joseph Cemetery Ennis , Ellis County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | snipps on 19 Nov 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151245584 |
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Louis died on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 91. The Holy Rosary will be recited at 7pm on Friday at J.E. Keever Mortuary and the Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. John's Catholic Church at 10am Saturday. He was born on March 28, 1918, in the Creechville Community in Ennis, Texas, to Joe R. and Annie Kriska Slovak. He attended Village Creek School. He married Lillian Frances Vrana on January 3, 1944. Father Kowalski performed the marriage ceremony at St. John's Catholic Church. He was a farmer in the Creechville Community and worked at Leggett and Platt for many years. He was also employed at Norris Lumber Co., and Pearl Distributing Co. Louis was drafted into the United States Army during World War II on March 3, 1941, and went to the Panama Canal Zone for three years. He returned on furlough on December 10, 1943, and married Lillian. The day after they married he was sent to Camp Maxey in Paris, Texas, for training. Louis was called to active duty in the European Theater on August 14, 1944, on the German – Luxembourg border and in Belgium. He fought with the 32nd Mechanized Calvary at the Battle of the Bulge. He was missing in action (MIA), then captured on December 17, 1944, and taken as a prisoner of war (POW) to the Stalag-8 in Germany. He was liberated when the war ended and returned to the States on May 13, 1945, and received his honorable discharge as a Corporal on August 8, 1945. He received the Purple Heart and many other medals for his heroism and courage during the war. By the time he returned to his wife Lillian she had given birth to a set of twins, Danny and Dolores. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, KJT, Disabled American Veterans, American Prisoners of Wars, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7106 and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, six children: Danny and wife Evelyn, Dolores and the late Ernest Sykora, Ronnie and wife Susan, Michael and wife Laura, Timothy, and Judy Venable, thirteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one step great-grandchild. Another great-grandchild is expected in September. Special friends of the family are James and Deborah Allen. He is also survived by his brother, Bill and wife Mary and his sister, Lillie Honza. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Joe and Bob. Louis loved God, his country and his family. J.E. Keever Mortuary
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- Bob Leopold Slovak 1912–2001
- Joe F Slovak 1914–1998
- Lillie Ann Slovak Honza 1916–2013
- William Norbert Slovak 1922–2012
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