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Johnny Veselka remembers Baytown life and Scouting roots
Johnny Veselka grew up on Maryland Street near St. Joseph Catholic Church and San Jacinto Elementary in Baytown Three in one town Baytown Goose Creek and Pelly with gravel roads and creek ditches. He credits his family Elo and Mary Ann Veselka for shaping local Scouting and notes his Troop 142 and Cub Scout Pack ties. He spent summers at Philmont and joined a Canadian canoe trip ending with a bear encounter. He recalls Morgan’s Point Ferry to La Porte and a memorable sunburn beach trip. A 1952 Robert E. Lee and 1961 Texas A&M graduate, he later worked 34 years in IRS Treasury audits.
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Johnny Veselka
Maryland Street
St. Joseph Catholic
San Jacinto
Baytown
Goose Creek
Pelly
Johnny
Red Hill
Missouri Street
Ben Ed Kloesel
Hog Island
Elo
Mary Ann Veselka
Mary Ann
Houston
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Philmont
New Mexico
Canada
Morgan’s Point
la Porte
Jimmy Englert
Galveston
Jimmy
Fred Hartman
Robert E. Lee High School
Texas A&m
Internal Revenue Service
United States Treasury Department