Lillian Laskowski Krolczyk

Lillian was born in Brenham, Texas, and was raised on her family farm in Chappell Hill, Texas, with her mom, dad, brothers, and sister. They spent their days working on the family farm- picking cotton, working in the fields, and raising many animals including chickens, cows, and pigs. Lillian grew up helping her mother in the kitchen plucking chickens for dinner, cooking, and keeping the house clean. She also enjoyed running to town with her dad to do errands. Her dad would always call her “Honka” (which in Polish means honey). He would say “Honka, lets go to town” or “Honka, its time to feed the animals.” Honka was her daddy’s little girl. She spent her teenage years like many of us going to Texas dance halls on the weekends, like Tin Hall, Bill Mraz, and The Polish Home with all her friends. Once Lillian graduated from Brenham High School, she acquired her beautician license and moved to Houston. After settling in Houston, she started working at Texaco in Downtown. She worked there for 13 years before leaving to become a stay-at-home mom and starting her own babysitting company in her home. During her free time in the evenings and on weekends, Lillian enjoyed many hobbies: sewing, gardening, doing all her family and friend’s haircuts and colors, cleaning around her home, and volunteering for the Catholic Church she attended. She was always busy and had something to do to occupy her time. Later in life as her girls grew up, Lillian enjoyed many different jobs like working at daycares, at a security company, and at a marketing research company. However, her favorite job was working at Palais Royal where she enjoyed visiting with the customers and getting to use her Palais Royal discounts for herself and others. She enjoyed spending time with all her grandchildren and never missed a birthday or Christmas, graduation, or special occasion for any of them. She got the pleasure of helping raise some of her grandchildren and that is what kept her going in her final years—her grandchildren. Lillian was a true Astros fan and enjoyed watching them play. Yuli Gurriel was her favorite Astros player in recent years. She thoroughly enjoyed watching her 2 grandsons play select baseball and hated to miss their games. She also liked watching her Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys – yes, she liked both teams and cheered for them both. Lillian was very knowledgeable in her sports and knew how the games were played. She was a true fan at home and was always thrilled to tell someone how the season was going. As she got older in life, she enjoyed her quiet time and loved completing her many, many word search puzzle books and smoking her cigarettes. She also liked going to the casinos and getting out of the house, but she didn’t like losing her money! In her final years Lillian battled through many surgeries and illnesses and showed everyone what a true fighter she really was. Until the very end, she had her doctors, family, and caretakers all second guessing her health. She was known to be “the Energizer Bunny” because she just kept going and going until her daddy called his HONKA home. Lillian is preceded in death by her parents; Isidore and Clara Laskowski, Brothers; Gilbert Laskowski and Julian Laskowski, and Sister-In-Law Frances Laskowski. Lillian is survived by her Daughters; Shelly (Vincent) Orsak, Christi (Darron) Rocka, Valerie Krolczyk and Jacquelin "Jacky" Whitt, Grandchildren; Victoria, Shelby and Jenna Orsak, Dylan and Derek Rocka, Shea Morris and Cayson Whitt, Great-Grandchildren; Jayden Rocka and Oaklynn Mae Patton, Brother; Clem (Marie) Laskowski, Sister; Elizabeth Mikeska, Sister-In-Law; Shirley Laskowski, Nieces, Nephews and many extended family members. Many thanks are given to A Place Like Home Personal Care Home (Chemica Streeter, and all of Lillian’s caregivers), and to Devotion Hospice for the kindness and compassion shared with Boosha and her family throughout her final years. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas or to Devotion Hospice. Pall Bearers Jim Burnett, Eric Krolczyk, Brad Laskowski, Travis Laskowski, Derrick Laskowski, Gary Laskowski Honorary Pall Bearers Cayson Whitt and Jayden Rocka

Lillian Laskowski Krolczyk

October 10, 1947 - May 20, 2023