TEXAS
The Vindicator
Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012
August William Pucar, age 77, of Houston died Tues., Jan. 17, in Houston, Texas, of congestive heart failure.
He demonstrated great strength of character throughout his illness. He was born in Galveston, Texas to Frank and Melania Pucar, who predeceased August along with his sisters, Mary Anonsen and Catherine Ducoff, brother Frank Pucar, and niece, Cindy Ann Farine.
August graduated from Galveston’s Kirwin High School in 1952 and then worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in Galveston for three years before attending and graduating from St. Mary’s Seminary and being ordained into the priesthood in May 1963 at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral. The Reverend “Augie” Pucar served in various capacities at churches throughout southeast Texas, including St. Mary’s in Orange, St. Anne’s in Beaumont, Immaculate Conception Church in Groves, All Souls Church in Silsbee, and its mission, Infant Jesus Church, in Lumberton. He served as pastor of St. Charles Church in Nederland before taking some time off from active ministry, but working weekends assisting various churches throughout the Houston area. He returned to the Beaumont Diocese and was loaned to the Victoria Diocese as pastor of the Yoakum Church. The Reverend Pucar celebrated his 30th anniversary as a priest in 1993 at Immaculate Conception in Liberty with a mass and reception with family, friends and parishioners. He retired in 2000 and moved to Houston where he said Mass at various churches for several years.
The Reverend Pucar stressed to his parishioners the need to accept people for who they are, regardless of their background. He also felt that we should obey the Lord’s command not to judge people and that no one was truly worthy of Christ’s mercy. He would say that, “Jesus said ‘Judge not lest you be judged’… that is how we should live our lives.”
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