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Luddie W Zapalac

4 Feb 1935 – 4 May 2019

Birth	4 Feb 1935
Death	4 May 2019
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	Theresa Cernosek on 18 Aug 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199127314

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Luddie W. Zapalac, age 84, of Garland, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his residence. Graveside services at St. Mary's Cemetery will be held at later date. Luddie was born February 4, 1935 in West the son of Ludvik and Albina (Vanek) Zapalac. While attending West High School, he took a correspondence course in electronics and upon his graduation enlisted in the United States Army. After basic training he was assigned to Redstone Arsenal in Alabama where he delighted in working with radar equipment. After being honorably discharged, Luddie went to work for Texas Instruments in Richardson as a mechanical technician and received many awards for his problem solving talent. Luddie is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jerry Zapalac and Raymond Zapalac; a sister, Martha (Zapalac) Dowdy; a niece, Kathy (Zapalac) Wallace; and a nephew, Van Dowdy. Survivors include a sister, Mary Ann (Zapalac) Adams and her husband Jack; a sister-in-law, Helen Zapalac; nephews, Wayne Zapalac and wife Melinda, Mark Zapalac and wife Cindy, all of West, Martin Dowdy of Ft. Worth, Jack Adams III and wife Mindy of Celina and Allen Adams and wife Rana of Wylie; and many other relatives and friends. Obituary published online 14 May 2019 by Aderhold Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.

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• Ludvik Frank Zapalac 1896–1978
• Albina T. Vanek Zapalac 1899–1973

Siblings

• Martha Eleanor Zapalac Dowdy 1923–2014
• Jerry Daniel Zapalac 1926–2006
• Raymond John Zapalac 1928–2014

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