Albert Edward Drgac

Male 1927 - 1952  (24 years)


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  • Name Albert Edward Drgac 
    Born 16 Nov 1927  Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Sep 1952  Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Sep 1952  Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1901  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2022 

    Father Walter Joseph Drgac,   b. 14 Oct 1892, Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1971, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Annie Mary Langer,   b. 4 Aug 1896, Burleson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1936, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1915  Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F717  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Nov 1927 - Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Sep 1952 - Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Sep 1952 - Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Water Bonanza - Walter Joseph Drgac, Albert Edward Drgac, Walter Clarence Drgac, and Hubert Joseph Drgac
    Water Bonanza - Walter Joseph Drgac, Albert Edward Drgac, Walter Clarence Drgac, and Hubert Joseph Drgac
    WATER BONANZA--This well flowed 880 gallons a minute when brought in three weeks ago. Drilled by W. J. Drgac and his sons, Albert, W. C. and Hubert, shown above left to right, the well furnished water with which the Drgacs, dairy farmers, saved desperately-needed oats thought killed by the March freeze. The well now flows a steady 450 gallons a minute.

    (Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on April 23, 1948)
    Albert Edward Drgac
    Albert Edward Drgac
    Taken in April 1948
    Helpful Neighbors - Albert Edward Drgac
    Helpful Neighbors - Albert Edward Drgac
    HELPFUL NEIGHBORS -- Twenty farmers, neighbors of Charles S. Bubenik, Sr., of Veribest, went over to Bubenik's place Wednesday and broke and bedded his land for him. Bubenik is still on crutches, recovering from a broken leg. On front row, left to right, are E. D. Urban, Emmett Lehr, Carl Feist, Frank Meacham, Fred Hurt, and Lonnie Marshall. In the center row are Albert Drgac, E. J. Parmer, Willie Bearfield, J. D. Lane, Cecil Baker, and Ira Joyce. Standing are J. J. Chlapek, Henry Hedden, Ben Mazur, Ernest Braden, Eddie Bubenik, Stanley Broz, Paul Feist, Otis Lane, and Charles S. Bubenik, Sr., on crutches. (Staff photo.)

    (Published in The San Angelo Weekly Standard on February 24, 1950)
    Albert Edward Drgac
    Albert Edward Drgac
    Obituary picture

    Documents
    Death Certificate for Albert Edward Drgac
    Death Certificate for Albert Edward Drgac
    Name: Albert Edward Drgac
    Birth Date: 16 Nov 1927
    Birth Place: Texas
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Residence: Veribest, Tom Green, Texas
    Father: W.J. Drgac
    Mother: Annie Langer
    Age at Death: 24
    Death Date: 5 Sep 1952
    Death Place: Slaton, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Cause of Death: Head injury due to plane crash
    Birth Certificate for Albert Edward Drgac
    Birth Certificate for Albert Edward Drgac
    Name: Albert Edward Drgac
    Birth Date: 16 Nov 1927
    Gender: Male
    Birth Place: Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, USA
    Father: Walter J. Drgac
    Father Birth Place: Burleson County, Texas
    Mother: Annie Langer
    Mother Birth Place: Burleson County, Texas
    Mother Residence: Caldwell, Texas
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Albert Edward Drgac
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Albert Edward Drgac
    Name: Albert Edward Drgac
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Age: 18
    Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
    Birth Date: 16 Nov 1927
    Birth Place: Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Residence Place: Wall, Tom Green, Texas, USA
    Registration Date: 16 Nov 1945
    Registration Place: Wall, Tom Green, Texas, USA
    Employer: W. J. Drgac
    Weight: 148 lbs.
    Complexion: Ruddy
    Eye Color: Blue
    Hair Color: Blonde
    Height: 5' 9"
    Next of Kin: W. J. Drgac
    Duster Pilot Dies - Albert Edward Drgac
    Duster Pilot Dies - Albert Edward Drgac
    Published in The Valley Morning Star on September 6, 1952
    Obituary of Albert Edward Drgac
    Obituary of Albert Edward Drgac
    Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on September 7, 1952

    Headstones
    Headstone of Albert Edward Drgac
    Headstone of Albert Edward Drgac
    Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA
    Plot: Section A (Garden of Christus Annex), Lot A-389, Space 2

  • Notes 
    • Death Notice:

      SLATON, Sept. 5 -- The fourth crop-dusting plane crash in as many days on the South Plains claimed a second victim Friday near Slaton.

      The latest victim in the one-a-day series of aerial mishaps was 24-year-old San Angelo pilot, Albert Edward Drgac, who was killed instantly when his plane went into a spin and crashed about six miles southwest of here about 9:15 a.m.

      According to investigating highway patrolmen Drgac's plane had gained about 100 feet of altitude to go over a house just prior to the crash. It turned ito the wind, and then went into its fatal spin, patrolmen said.

      Drgac's body was taken overland late Friday afternoon to the Johnson Funeral Home in San Angelo, where funeral arrangements are pending.

      (Published in The Lubbock Avalanche on September 6, 1952)

    • Obituary:

      Funeral services for Albert Edward Drgac, 24, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Johnson Funeral Home chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Joseph Barton of Bellville, the Rev. Henry Beseda Jr. of Rosenberg and the Rev. Gordon Hill of San Angelo.

      Burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Park will be under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.

      Mr. Drgac died Friday morning when the plane he used for cotton dusting crashed near Slaton.

      Survivors include his father, W. J. Drgac of Veribest; three brothers, W. C. and J. D., both of San Angelo, and A-2c Herbert, Travis Air Force Base; four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Kokes of San Angelo, Mrs. Viola Krupala of Wall, Misses Evelyn and Clarice Drgac of Veribest and one niece, Judy Lanell Krupala.

      (Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on Septmeber 7, 1952)