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SRT LIFE MEMBERS – Five members of the Luck family accepted as life members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas were (back row, from left) John M. Luck, Walter W. Luck, Stephen W. Luck, (front row) Noah G. Luck and Colin C. Luck. Joining them for the application signing was Rodney C. Koenig (back right), SRT Monument Hill Chapter president. -
LUCK MONUMENT – Monument for Carl Philipp “Charles” Luck (1831-1907) and wife Margareta Elisabetha (Oeding) Luck (1847-1929) located in the Black Jack Springs Cemetery. Charles was the son of Johann Philipp Luck and Phillipine Theiss Luck. He donated land for the Luck’s Country School and was an ancestor of the five Luck family members accepted as life members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. -
3 generations of Lucks become life SRT members -
MILLER MONUMENT – Monument for Eugenia Miller (1923-96), who was laid to rest in the Luck section of the Black Jack Springs Cemetery. She was the founder of the Luck & Loessin Collection Trust.
Aug. 15, 2020, during the days of the COVID-19 pandemic, marked the day that three generations of the Luck family collectively applied to become life members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and Oct. 16 was the day each received notice from SRT president general Kenneth W. Pfeiffer of being accepted as life members.
Walter W. Luck, retired CPA, met with his two sons, John M. Luck and…