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| | | name=Louis W. "Lou" Zaeske, Jr. | | | name=Louis W. "Lou" Zaeske, Jr. |
| − | (Texas engineer, Czech heritage activist,<br>and conservative politician) | + | (Texas enginee and businessman,<br>Czech heritage activist,<br>and conservative politician) |
| | | birth_date=December 17, 1941 | | | birth_date=December 17, 1941 |
| | | birth_place=[[San Antonio]], Bexar County,<br> [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]] | | | birth_place=[[San Antonio]], Bexar County,<br> [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| | | death_place=[[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], Brazos County, Texas | | | death_place=[[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], Brazos County, Texas |
| | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] | | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]] |
| − | | religion=[[Roman Catholicc]] | + | | religion=[[Roman Catholic]] |
| | | spouse=Jo Ann Macha Zaeske (married 1964–2011, his death)<br> | | | spouse=Jo Ann Macha Zaeske (married 1964–2011, his death)<br> |
| | '''Two daughters'''<br> | | '''Two daughters'''<br> |
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| | Louis, Sr., and Agnes V. Zaeske | | Louis, Sr., and Agnes V. Zaeske |
| | }} | | }} |
| − | '''Louis W. Zaeske, Jr.''' , known as '''Lou Zaeske''' (December 17, 1941 – August 30, 2011) was a mechanical [[engineer]] and a [[political activist]] from [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], [[Texas]]. In 1988, he founded the interest group, the American Ethnic Coalition, which lobbied for [[English-only] as the official language of the United States. | + | '''Louis W. Zaeske, Jr.''' , known as '''Lou Zaeske''' (December 17, 1941 – August 30, 2011), was a mechanical [[engineer]] and a [[political activist]] from [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]], [[Texas]]. In 1988, he founded the interest group, the American Ethnic Coalition, which lobbied for [[English-only] as the official language of the United States. |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |