6.GEORGE EDWARD4 HRBEK (FRANK3, JOSEPH2, FRANTISEK1) was born December 26, 1905 in New York, and died May 24, 2000.He married BERTHA ANNE KUBELKA 1930.She was born April 23, 1911, and died May 23, 1990.
Notes for GEORGE EDWARD HRBEK:
George Edward Hrbek....obituary
Sometimes known as the "can man", George Hrbek could often be found sitting outside the Pancake House at Five Points South, converting discarded soft drink cans into miniature chairs.He would present them to interested passer-bys with his ministry message "God can make something beautiful out of your life just like this can which is now converted into this beautiful chair!"He would add this person's name to the hundred's of names on his daily prayer list. He gave away over 50,000 chairs over the period of this ministry.
Mr. Hrbek was an architect by vocation.He was born in New York City in 1905 to Czech immigrants Frank and Frieda Hrbek, and was one of eight children.He was married to Bertha Ann Kubelka in 1930.They were blessed with 4 children; George T Hrbek of Cleveland, Ohio; Howard R. Hrbek of Greenville, S.C.; Janet Ann Griffin of Birmingham, Alabama; and Althea Carol Hrbek (deceased).
Mr. Hrbek moved to Warm Springs, Georgia in 1935 as part of an architectural team to design and construct President Franklin Roosevelt's project, the Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Therapy Center.Birmingham eventually became his permanent home in 1947, where he worked for the architectural firm of Wilmot C. Douglas.
After his retirement in 1976, he devoted his creative skills to converting cast off items into useful give aways.This skill then became the vehicle for pursuing a personal ministry to share the message of God's love.His unique "can man" ministry was occasionally featured on local T.V.vignettes and frequent newspaper human-interest stories.
He became an avid reader and student of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, and devoted his life to growing in his personal relationship with God, and to share his personal experiences with others. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Gideon's.
Besides his 3 children, Mr. Hrbek is survived by sisters Louise Franz and Dorothy Lynch of New Jersey, daughters-in-laws Norma F. Hrbek and Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek, son-in-law Eugene L.Griffin, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
To God Be the Glory!
Notes for GEORGE EDWARD HRBEK:
George Edward Hrbek....obituary
Sometimes known as the "can man", George Hrbek could often be found sitting outside the Pancake House at Five Points South, converting discarded soft drink cans into miniature chairs.He would present them to interested passer-bys with his ministry message "God can make something beautiful out of your life just like this can which is now converted into this beautiful chair!"He would add this person's name to the hundred's of names on his daily prayer list. He gave away over 50,000 chairs over the period of this ministry.
Mr. Hrbek was an architect by vocation.He was born in New York City in 1905 to Czech immigrants Frank and Frieda Hrbek, and was one of eight children.He was married to Bertha Ann Kubelka in 1930.They were blessed with 4 children; George T Hrbek of Cleveland, Ohio; Howard R. Hrbek of Greenville, S.C.; Janet Ann Griffin of Birmingham, Alabama; and Althea Carol Hrbek (deceased).
Mr. Hrbek moved to Warm Springs, Georgia in 1935 as part of an architectural team to design and construct President Franklin Roosevelt's project, the Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Therapy Center.Birmingham eventually became his permanent home in 1947, where he worked for the architectural firm of Wilmot C. Douglas.
After his retirement in 1976, he devoted his creative skills to converting cast off items into useful give aways.This skill then became the vehicle for pursuing a personal ministry to share the message of God's love.His unique "can man" ministry was occasionally featured on local T.V.vignettes and frequent newspaper human-interest stories.
He became an avid reader and student of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, and devoted his life to growing in his personal relationship with God, and to share his personal experiences with others. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Gideon's.
Besides his 3 children, Mr. Hrbek is survived by sisters Louise Franz and Dorothy Lynch of New Jersey, daughters-in-laws Norma F. Hrbek and Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek, son-in-law Eugene L.Griffin, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
To God Be the Glory!
6.GEORGE EDWARD4 HRBEK (FRANK3, JOSEPH2, FRANTISEK1) was born December 26, 1905 in New York, and died May 24, 2000.He married BERTHA ANNE KUBELKA 1930.She was born April 23, 1911, and died May 23, 1990.
Notes for GEORGE EDWARD HRBEK:
George Edward Hrbek....obituary
Sometimes known as the "can man", George Hrbek could often be found sitting outside the Pancake House at Five Points South, converting discarded soft drink cans into miniature chairs.He would present them to interested passer-bys with his ministry message "God can make something beautiful out of your life just like this can which is now converted into this beautiful chair!"He would add this person's name to the hundred's of names on his daily prayer list. He gave away over 50,000 chairs over the period of this ministry.
Mr. Hrbek was an architect by vocation.He was born in New York City in 1905 to Czech immigrants Frank and Frieda Hrbek, and was one of eight children.He was married to Bertha Ann Kubelka in 1930.They were blessed with 4 children; George T Hrbek of Cleveland, Ohio; Howard R. Hrbek of Greenville, S.C.; Janet Ann Griffin of Birmingham, Alabama; and Althea Carol Hrbek (deceased).
Mr. Hrbek moved to Warm Springs, Georgia in 1935 as part of an architectural team to design and construct President Franklin Roosevelt's project, the Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Therapy Center.Birmingham eventually became his permanent home in 1947, where he worked for the architectural firm of Wilmot C. Douglas.
After his retirement in 1976, he devoted his creative skills to converting cast off items into useful give aways.This skill then became the vehicle for pursuing a personal ministry to share the message of God's love.His unique "can man" ministry was occasionally featured on local T.V.vignettes and frequent newspaper human-interest stories.
He became an avid reader and student of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, and devoted his life to growing in his personal relationship with God, and to share his personal experiences with others. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Gideon's.
Besides his 3 children, Mr. Hrbek is survived by sisters Louise Franz and Dorothy Lynch of New Jersey, daughters-in-laws Norma F. Hrbek and Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek, son-in-law Eugene L.Griffin, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
To God Be the Glory!
Notes for GEORGE EDWARD HRBEK:
George Edward Hrbek....obituary
Sometimes known as the "can man", George Hrbek could often be found sitting outside the Pancake House at Five Points South, converting discarded soft drink cans into miniature chairs.He would present them to interested passer-bys with his ministry message "God can make something beautiful out of your life just like this can which is now converted into this beautiful chair!"He would add this person's name to the hundred's of names on his daily prayer list. He gave away over 50,000 chairs over the period of this ministry.
Mr. Hrbek was an architect by vocation.He was born in New York City in 1905 to Czech immigrants Frank and Frieda Hrbek, and was one of eight children.He was married to Bertha Ann Kubelka in 1930.They were blessed with 4 children; George T Hrbek of Cleveland, Ohio; Howard R. Hrbek of Greenville, S.C.; Janet Ann Griffin of Birmingham, Alabama; and Althea Carol Hrbek (deceased).
Mr. Hrbek moved to Warm Springs, Georgia in 1935 as part of an architectural team to design and construct President Franklin Roosevelt's project, the Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Therapy Center.Birmingham eventually became his permanent home in 1947, where he worked for the architectural firm of Wilmot C. Douglas.
After his retirement in 1976, he devoted his creative skills to converting cast off items into useful give aways.This skill then became the vehicle for pursuing a personal ministry to share the message of God's love.His unique "can man" ministry was occasionally featured on local T.V.vignettes and frequent newspaper human-interest stories.
He became an avid reader and student of the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, and devoted his life to growing in his personal relationship with God, and to share his personal experiences with others. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Gideon's.
Besides his 3 children, Mr. Hrbek is survived by sisters Louise Franz and Dorothy Lynch of New Jersey, daughters-in-laws Norma F. Hrbek and Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek, son-in-law Eugene L.Griffin, 13 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.
To God Be the Glory!
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