HAPPENINGS TPI Loses Another Member
Te TPI family is saddened to hear of the passing on another member. Gladys Gavranovic, 69, of Wharton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas.
Gladys Gavranovic
Gladys and Willie, her husband of nearly 50 years, were long time TPI members. Tey were part of the welcoming team at the 2016
TPI Field Day in Texas, joining daughter Irene Gavranovic- Sipes and her husband Scott Sipes at All Seasons Turf Farm.
Gladys was born in El Campo, Texas, on October 23, 1948, to the late Louis Paul and Dorothy Marie Bilek Hoffmann.
Gladys was raised in the Nada area and attended St. Mary's Catholic School and later graduated from Garwood High School. She received some education from Wharton County Junior College. On October 5, 1968, she married Willie Gavranovic in Nada at St Mary's Catholic Church. Tey worked together as owner-operators in the agriculture industry for many years, eventually starting a turfgrass farm. Gladys' hobbies early in life were playing tennis, volleyball, and piloting with her husband. Troughout life, she enjoyed gardening, traveling, socializing, decorating and coordinating for parties and special events, and dancing. She was also very active in her church; she was a member of Catholic Daughters of Americas Court 1990 in Wharton and even sang in the choir for several years. Gladys was a 10-year double lung transplant survivor and enjoyed educating and supporting others going through the same treatments.
Gladys is survived by her loving husband, Willie Gavranovic, Sr. of Wharton; daughters, Irene Gavranovic-Sipes and husband, Scott of Fulshear, and Rachel Weaver and husband, Ryan of Wharton; son, William Gavranovic, Jr. and wife, Jenny of Wharton; grandchildren, Caroline, Haley, Garrett and Connor Gavranovic and Barron, Seth, Suri and Flynn Weaver; sisters, Clara Laitkep and husband, Patrick and Rosalie Vyvial and husband, Randy; brother, Paul Hoffmann and wife, Sherry and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.
A Funeral Mass was celebrated on June 26, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Catholic Daughters of Americas Court 1990 or UT Southwestern Medical Center, P. O. Box 910888, Dallas, TX 75391- 0888 or online at
engage.utsouthwestern.edu to support Lung Transplant Research.
TPI Turf News September/October 2018 Tribute to Gladys Gavranovic from Tobey Wagner
Gladys was an incredible woman of strength, perseverance, and faith. We shared the love of gardening, plants, and nature as she was an avid gardener. Conversations with her always shifted to family as she would ask “how is your family doing?” and when I asked about her she responded, “I’ll be ok.” One of the most humble and unselfish individuals I have ever met. A life well lived. Our prayers and thoughts are with the Gavranovic family.
Tobey Wagner—President, Sod Solutions
Lawn Solutions Australia National Conference 2018 a Success
Lawn Solutions Australia (LSA) reports on their Annual Conference held recently in Gold Coast, Queensland. Over those two days, the group of turf specialists came together to hear from turf industry suppliers, international guests and inspirational speakers. LSA is Australia’s largest network of turf specialists offering exclusive turf varieties through its national network of turf production, product and research facilities.
Lawn Solutions Australia Field Day held at Jimboomba Turf Group
Day 1 – Field Trip to Jimboomba Turf Group hosted by owner Lynn Davidson Te LSA field day consisted of several equipment demonstrations from our industry partners, as well as an on-farm presentation by guest speaker and world-renowned Zoysia breeder David Doguet. Everyone also enjoyed a tour of Jimboomba Turf ’s farming operation, which is one of the largest in Australia, with special interest being shown in the new turf varieties Sir Grange and TifTuf.
With attendance around 200, this was one of the largest field days seen in the Australian turf industry.
Day 2 – LSA Conference at the Mantra on View Hotel Te conference welcomed guest speakers, Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley; Comedian, actor and writer Anh Do, and renowned American MC Tommy Dean. Te day also
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