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Clarence Henry Prihoda Sr
1 May 1927 – 24 Oct 2012
| Birth | 1 May 1927 |
| Death | 24 Oct 2012 |
| Cemetery | Memorial Cemetery of College Station College Station , Brazos County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | ✞eam ✞ღLo❤ on 11 Mar 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99607634 |
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Clarence H. Prihoda, 85, of College Station passed away on October 24, 2012. Visitation will be Friday, October 26, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Hillier Funeral Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, October 27, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 2541 Earl Rudder Freeway South, College Station. Clarence was born in New Ulm, Texas to the late Henry Anton and Lena Minarcik Prihoda, and grew up in Willow Springs. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1951 after serving in World War II and the Korean War. He worked for Sun Oil Company for 36 years and upon retirement, he became a licensed real estate broker. Clarence was instrumental in the building of two Catholic churches, Our Lady of Light Church in Anahuac, Texas, and Holy Cross Church in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus (4th degree), K. J. T., American Petroleum Institute and Society of Petroleum Engineers. He served faithfully as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector in many Catholic parishes. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Lee Roy, Joe and Daniel; and sister, Anna Marie. Clarence is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Marian; children, Dana Werner and husband, Louis, of Houston, Dr. C.H. Prihoda, Jr. and wife, Sheilah, of Navasota, Denise Barbier and husband, Bob, of Louisville, KY, Patrice Boyd and husband, Tim, of Caracas, Venezuela, Paul Prihoda, of Brenham, Stephen Prihoda and wife, Crystal, of Fairfield; fourteen grandchildren; sister, Bernice Ripple and husband, Jimmy, of Industry, and sisters-in-law, Angie, Mary Lee and Marie. Bryan-College Station Eagle: 10/27/2012...T10
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