Agnes Valigura Sept. 17, 1922- Feb. 7, 2014

The Port O Connor Community Service Club is proud to announce the 2014 Agnes Valigura Memorial Scholarship. This onetime $1,000 scholarship will be awarded from proceeds from our 2014 garage sale funds in honor and memory of the incredible and unselfish life of our friend and club member Agnes Marion Munsch Valigura.

Agnes lived joyfully to the age of 91, proud to say she was Port O’Connor born and bred. She attended school in the old wooden school building before it burned down. She grew up in “the Port O’Connor that was,” she used to say. She was vitally active in our community and would always be the smiling face and willing hand at any event. She held offices and committee positions for the Service Club, was part of the Altar Guild at St. Joseph’s, was a lifelong Chamber member, made oral and pictorial contribution to the history project currently under development, worked in local businesses and was our Postmaster for many years. It seems only fitting to honor her in such a way.

Port O’Connor students interested in this scholarship need to complete the application available from the CHS counselors’ office and write a letter to the Port O’Connor Community Service Club detailing their academic achievements, educational goals and college plans and giving a short explanation of why they deserve this special scholarship. The Service Club Scholarship committee is excited to honor Agnes in this way, and pleased to help a local graduate achieve their future dreams.

Agnes would be so pleased.