Albert Edward Drgac
1927 - 1952 (24 years)-
Name Albert Edward Drgac Born 16 Nov 1927 Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Gender Male Died 5 Sep 1952 Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Buried 8 Sep 1952 Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA 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 , d. 3 Sep 1971, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years) Mother Annie Mary Langer, b. 4 Aug 1896, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 29 Mar 1936, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA (Age 39 years) Married 21 Nov 1915 Cooks Point, Burleson County, Texas, USA Family ID F717 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 16 Nov 1927 - Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Died - 5 Sep 1952 - Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, USA Buried - 8 Sep 1952 - Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Photos 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
Taken in April 1948Helpful 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
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Documents 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 crashBirth 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, TexasU.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. DrgacDuster Pilot Dies - Albert Edward Drgac
Published in The Valley Morning Star on September 6, 1952Obituary of Albert Edward Drgac
Published in The San Angelo Standard-Times on September 7, 1952
Headstones Headstone of Albert Edward Drgac
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens - San Angelo, Texas, USA
Plot: Section A (Garden of Christus Annex), Lot A-389, Space 2
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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)
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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)
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