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DUPNICK VICTORIA LEE SEKULA DUPNICK passed into rest dur¬ing the early morning of Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at the age of 93 years in Spring TX. She was born on December 6, 1915 on a small farm near Cestahowa, Texas to the late Ignatz Sekula and Bernice Gabrysch Sekula. Having grown up on a working farm, she only had two years of elementary education. She did not learn English until she moved to San Antonio in her early 20's and taught herself to read and write at her first job as a nanny. She placed a high value on education and vowed that her sons would all go to college and they did! Victoria migrated from the farm to San Antonio to seek employment and helped several of her brothers and sisters to begin their own lives in the city as well. She was employed for many years as a seamstress at Finesilver Manufacturing and as a production manager for Universal Book Bindery in San Antonio. She met her husband, Sylvester, on a blind date at a dance in Panna Maria and the rest is history. Throughout her life her greatest call¬ing and first priority was as a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her three sons, nine grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. They could always depend on her unconditional love, acceptance and support. She loved them all, instilled in them her family values, sense of humor, work ethic, love of education, zest for life and was there to help whenever they needed her. Vickie was a devout Catholic and an active member of St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. When the parish population grew, she was one of the first members of the newly formed St. Margaret Mary's in 1955. She was an active and passionate member of the Catholic Daughters of America and participated in many of their projects. Fondly known to her friends as "Vickie," she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Sylvester, and her sisters Minnie Casares and Katie Dorsey, and brothers Leon Sekula and Anton Sekula. She is survived by her brother, Ben Sekula, three sisters, Mary Vaughan, Bernice Stein, and Christine Ingle, and three sons, Max Dupnick and wife Joan, Ed Dupnick and wife Kelly, and Roy Dupnick and wife Betty. Services The Rosary will be recited on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 7:00 PM at Mission Park Funeral Chapel South, 1700 SE Military Drive. The Funeral Mass will be offered on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 9:00 AM at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 1314 Fair Avenue. Interment will follow in the family plot at St. Mary's Cemetery in Panna Maria, TX. The family has requested a donation to the Alzheimer's Association in lieu of flowers. For personal acknowledgment you may sign the guest book at www.missionparks.com in the obituary section.

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Vickie Dupnick

December 6, 1915 - October 13, 2009