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Paul Joseph Heck
11 Jul 1907 – 29 Jun 1951
| Birth | 11 Jul 1907 |
| Death | 29 Jun 1951 |
| Cemetery | Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery Dubina , Fayette County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Atti on 03 Nov 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43692593 |
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Weimar Mercury, Friday, July 6, 1951 Preparing for Weimar Visit Electric Shock Kills Adamcik Son-in-Law A tragic accident at Houston last Friday morning turned what was to have been a happy weekend into one of shock and saddness for the Wm. Adamcik family of Dubina. Their son-in-law, Paul J. Heck, 43, of Houston, was getting the family car ready to come to Weimar when a shorted electric buffer electrocuted him. Mr. Heck, a West University Place, a boiler engineer, was using the electric buffer to polish his car at his home at 3003 Tennyson Street. It was the first day of his vacation from his job with the American Rice Growers Association. His vacation was to last until July 16, and he and his family planned to begin it by attending the Dubina church feast and visiting the Adamciks. From here they had planned to go to Corpus Christi. He washed his car on the grass in his front yard before starting to polish it. West University Chief of Police Harold E. Skipp said Mr. Heck was barefooted and on wet grass, and the buffer apparently shorted. Mr. Heck screamed and attracted neighbors, who called the police and the fire department. The fire department's emergency squad found Mr. Heck on his back beside his car, still holding the buffer, when it arrived. Chief Shipp said Capt. John D. Allstett of the emergency squad unplugged the buffer cord and received a shock in doing so. The emergency squad tried to revive Mr. Heck for about 20 minutes. The body was taken to the Pat H. Foley & Co. Funeral Home, and later brought here. Funeral services were held Monday from Hubbard Funeral Home here and the Catholic Church at Dubina, with interment in the Dubina cemetery. Mr. Heck's survivors include his widow and two daughters, Patsy Heck, 16, and Miss Betty Heck, 19, none of whom were at home when the accident occurred. Submitted by Rosemary Ermis Contributor: J Vogel (46975003)
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