Jack Elvig came to Texas from Kansas University and the USMC as a Petroleum Engineer for Humble Oil in 1959. He spent all of his working life in Houston working mostly in the software industry. Jack lives on a hay farm in Round Top which he and his wife of 56 years purchased in 1977. We enjoy visits from our four children and 11 grandchildren.
I was born in Temple, Texas in 1947. I have two brothers and one sister. I was raised in the Baptist Church in a very small town, Bartlett, Texas. My mother was a devout Christian woman. Raised in the Baptist faith by a single mom, I don’t remember a time I did not enjoy going to church as a youngster. I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior at the age of 9. I attended Highland Lakes Baptist Encampment each summer and this nurtured my faith immensely.
After attending Temple Jr. College in Temple, Texas, I married my classmate sweetheart, the love of my life, Linda. We moved to Austin so I could continue my education at Southwest Texas Teachers State College in San Marcos, Texas. After attending one semester, we decided to move back to my home town to find jobs, because we were really struggling financially. I worked at Wilson’s Plastic in Temple and Linda worked for the local bank in Bartlett. After 4 months, I was drafted into the US Army and served most of my time in Korea working as a brigade legal clerk. After serving my duty in the army, we moved back to Austin for jobs. Linda began her career at UT and I began mine working for General Electric. We had two beautiful children, Lori Kaye and Lance Alden. They are currently married and have children of their own. We have 3 wonderful grandsons!
As a youngster and into my 20’s, I was active in the Church, but drifted away from it when we settled in Austin. But I continued to seek God’s purpose in my life and in the world, so it would be a continued desire of mine to find the “center” of God’s Grace and to serve him again. That is what I believe brought us to La Grange. We found a country place quite by accident in 1997. We retired and moved here permanently in 2005. After visiting the First Presbyterian Church in La Grange, we knew that it was for us! The rest is history. It has truly been a blessing to live in La Grange and be involved in so many great mission ministries!
My family and I moved around faithfully every two years or so as I was growing up. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to live in many states and even Germany, thanks to my dad being in the military. My family and I were living in San Antonio before we moved to the Freyburg area in 1984. I attended school in Schulenburg. I met Raymond, my husband in 1989, right before I graduated from Schulenburg High School. We dated while I was attending Blinn Jr. College in Brenham and in December of 1991, I graduated with my Associates Degree in Business Administration.
May 9, 1992, Raymond and I were married at Holy Rosary Church in Hostyn, Texas. I was hired by Mr. E.H. Baumbach, President at La Grange State Bank and started work in September of that same year. I started out answering the phone, opened new accounts and also helped in the teller line. Then Raymond and I were blessed in 1995 with our first child, a daughter, Kelsey. We moved into our house on Old Plum Hwy, a short time after Kelsey arrived and enjoyed everything about being new parents. In 2000, we were blessed once more. Our second daughter was born and we named her Raeley after her daddy, Raymond Lee.
Things at the bank were changing so fast and also going in a direction that I didn’t feel was right for me or my family, so I made a change after being there for 10 years. I started a new job in September of 2002 and things were good. I enjoyed the work at M & S Distributing and the small business atmosphere. The work was challenging but I was still missing something. So I changed jobs a couple more times. Then in 2006, it was brought to my attention by a good friend that the Fayette County Courthouse was looking for their first Victim’s Assistance Coordinator. I thought to myself that I really enjoy helping people so I applied and ended up getting the job. I met a lot of people and my co-workers were wonderful to work with!
Then March 2007, Raymond and I decided to try something “new” and ventured out with our own business, Polasek Hauling. We had a plan to make enough money so that I could be a “stay at home mommy”, something I truly wanted to be all along. Our plan was working, so in June of 2007, I started that job full-time. I absolutely loved being at home and along with the daily chores, I enjoyed running my girls to school and picking them up, being there for their extra-curricular activities and such. Along the way, Raymond and I were surprised to find out that we were expecting again. Yes, we started ALL THE WAY OVER AGAIN!!! Kelsey was 13; Raeley was 8 and baby Nataley was born July 22, 2008. Our family was overjoyed when “Natty”came into our lives. So now when we go camping, fishing and to the beach--- it’s so much more fun!!
Times change and I started looking once again for a job but this time it had to fit around my family’s schedule. I truly believe that God looks out for everyone because on May 27, 2010, I was hired here at your wonderful church. I am so grateful to have found a job that will allow me to work in such a fulfilling environment. I truly appreciate everyone’s friendliness and I am open to any helpful suggestions! It is going to be a challenge for me to fill Darlene’s shoes because she was so exceptional at her job but I am going to try my hardest! Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to be part of your church.
I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 24, 1968. My family moved to Lubbock in 1970 and we joined the First Presbyterian Church in Lubbock. I grew up in the Presbyterian Church, which is where I first started to learn about Jesus and his teachings.
At the age of 12, I attended Kanakuk, a Christian camp in Missouri. This camp is where my faith in Jesus Christ really started to grow and where I started to develop a love for sports, the outdoors and being around youth groups. My favorite hobbies are golf, hunting, wildlife management and fishing.
My family lived in Lubbock until I was 16 years old. I was involved in church activities, including youth group. I played on the football team and was a member of the Boy Scouts.
My family and I have been members of this church for the past 20 years, we have loved living in La Grange and have enjoyed all of the relationships we have made in this church.
Served as Elder and Team Leader for Christian Education from 2005-2007.
