Delores Darlene Bartek, 79, of Aubrey, TX, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 in Aubrey. She was born April 3, 1940 in Wenatchee, WA to Lawrence and Gladys (Torset) Swanson. Delores was a self-employed horse breeder.
Delores is survived by her son, Ken Bartek and wife Veronica of San Jose, CA; daughter, Kinda Nicholson of Hollister, CA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul Swanson of California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Gladys.
A memorial service for Delores will be held, Thursday morning, October 17, 2091 at 10:00AM at the Slay Memorial Chapel in Aubrey. Pastor John Theisen will officiate. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.
Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center, Aubrey.
Remberance from Claire Freeze Nichols
In January of 1995 I contacted Dee Bartek about breeding a mare to Temon. I hadn’t ever met her, but she instantly took me under her wing, finding me a Futurity Breeding and telling me about a good mare that she thought would cross well on her stud. We bought Brilliant Conclusion. She was in foal, but we chose to buy only the mare and not the foal she was carrying. Unfortunately, the mare foaled unexpectedly and a large colt tore through her rectum and died. We were in the process of moving from Missouri back to Texas.
Dee kept the mare keeping her clean, giving antibiotics and keeping up with her reconstructive surgeries. It was late in the year and Dr. Donnel bred her one time carefully inseminating her with a straw. Miraculously, she was in foal.
In 1996 she had a beautiful filly I named Temons Brilliance. She was late and we waited until her yearling year to show her. Kathy Smallwood fit her and we had a very successful show season. Brilliance won The Houston Livestock Show, Lone Star Quarter Horse Futurity and was Circuit Champion at several big shows. I felt really good about showing her at The World.
The class was big and deep and I didn’t win a top ten jacket. Something I had hoped for all year. Dee won more than one top ten jacket and graciously gave the extra to me . The jacket meant more to me than if I would have actually won one with my pretty filly.
When it came time for Dee to put Temon to sleep she asked if she could bury him and a special daughter she had cremated on our farm. Temon and Special Te I Am are buried beside our home. I will always be grateful for everything she did for me, the funny stories and I will always miss her
Delores is survived by her son, Ken Bartek and wife Veronica of San Jose, CA; daughter, Kinda Nicholson of Hollister, CA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul Swanson of California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Gladys.
A memorial service for Delores will be held, Thursday morning, October 17, 2091 at 10:00AM at the Slay Memorial Chapel in Aubrey. Pastor John Theisen will officiate. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.
Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center, Aubrey.
Remberance from Claire Freeze Nichols
In January of 1995 I contacted Dee Bartek about breeding a mare to Temon. I hadn’t ever met her, but she instantly took me under her wing, finding me a Futurity Breeding and telling me about a good mare that she thought would cross well on her stud. We bought Brilliant Conclusion. She was in foal, but we chose to buy only the mare and not the foal she was carrying. Unfortunately, the mare foaled unexpectedly and a large colt tore through her rectum and died. We were in the process of moving from Missouri back to Texas.
Dee kept the mare keeping her clean, giving antibiotics and keeping up with her reconstructive surgeries. It was late in the year and Dr. Donnel bred her one time carefully inseminating her with a straw. Miraculously, she was in foal.
In 1996 she had a beautiful filly I named Temons Brilliance. She was late and we waited until her yearling year to show her. Kathy Smallwood fit her and we had a very successful show season. Brilliance won The Houston Livestock Show, Lone Star Quarter Horse Futurity and was Circuit Champion at several big shows. I felt really good about showing her at The World.
The class was big and deep and I didn’t win a top ten jacket. Something I had hoped for all year. Dee won more than one top ten jacket and graciously gave the extra to me . The jacket meant more to me than if I would have actually won one with my pretty filly.
When it came time for Dee to put Temon to sleep she asked if she could bury him and a special daughter she had cremated on our farm. Temon and Special Te I Am are buried beside our home. I will always be grateful for everything she did for me, the funny stories and I will always miss her
Delores Darlene Bartek, 79, of Aubrey, TX, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 in Aubrey. She was born April 3, 1940 in Wenatchee, WA to Lawrence and Gladys (Torset) Swanson. Delores was a self-employed horse breeder.
Delores is survived by her son, Ken Bartek and wife Veronica of San Jose, CA; daughter, Kinda Nicholson of Hollister, CA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul Swanson of California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Gladys.
A memorial service for Delores will be held, Thursday morning, October 17, 2091 at 10:00AM at the Slay Memorial Chapel in Aubrey. Pastor John Theisen will officiate. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.
Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center, Aubrey.
Remberance from Claire Freeze Nichols
In January of 1995 I contacted Dee Bartek about breeding a mare to Temon. I hadn’t ever met her, but she instantly took me under her wing, finding me a Futurity Breeding and telling me about a good mare that she thought would cross well on her stud. We bought Brilliant Conclusion. She was in foal, but we chose to buy only the mare and not the foal she was carrying. Unfortunately, the mare foaled unexpectedly and a large colt tore through her rectum and died. We were in the process of moving from Missouri back to Texas.
Dee kept the mare keeping her clean, giving antibiotics and keeping up with her reconstructive surgeries. It was late in the year and Dr. Donnel bred her one time carefully inseminating her with a straw. Miraculously, she was in foal.
In 1996 she had a beautiful filly I named Temons Brilliance. She was late and we waited until her yearling year to show her. Kathy Smallwood fit her and we had a very successful show season. Brilliance won The Houston Livestock Show, Lone Star Quarter Horse Futurity and was Circuit Champion at several big shows. I felt really good about showing her at The World.
The class was big and deep and I didn’t win a top ten jacket. Something I had hoped for all year. Dee won more than one top ten jacket and graciously gave the extra to me . The jacket meant more to me than if I would have actually won one with my pretty filly.
When it came time for Dee to put Temon to sleep she asked if she could bury him and a special daughter she had cremated on our farm. Temon and Special Te I Am are buried beside our home. I will always be grateful for everything she did for me, the funny stories and I will always miss her
Delores is survived by her son, Ken Bartek and wife Veronica of San Jose, CA; daughter, Kinda Nicholson of Hollister, CA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul Swanson of California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Gladys.
A memorial service for Delores will be held, Thursday morning, October 17, 2091 at 10:00AM at the Slay Memorial Chapel in Aubrey. Pastor John Theisen will officiate. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.
Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center, Aubrey.
Remberance from Claire Freeze Nichols
In January of 1995 I contacted Dee Bartek about breeding a mare to Temon. I hadn’t ever met her, but she instantly took me under her wing, finding me a Futurity Breeding and telling me about a good mare that she thought would cross well on her stud. We bought Brilliant Conclusion. She was in foal, but we chose to buy only the mare and not the foal she was carrying. Unfortunately, the mare foaled unexpectedly and a large colt tore through her rectum and died. We were in the process of moving from Missouri back to Texas.
Dee kept the mare keeping her clean, giving antibiotics and keeping up with her reconstructive surgeries. It was late in the year and Dr. Donnel bred her one time carefully inseminating her with a straw. Miraculously, she was in foal.
In 1996 she had a beautiful filly I named Temons Brilliance. She was late and we waited until her yearling year to show her. Kathy Smallwood fit her and we had a very successful show season. Brilliance won The Houston Livestock Show, Lone Star Quarter Horse Futurity and was Circuit Champion at several big shows. I felt really good about showing her at The World.
The class was big and deep and I didn’t win a top ten jacket. Something I had hoped for all year. Dee won more than one top ten jacket and graciously gave the extra to me . The jacket meant more to me than if I would have actually won one with my pretty filly.
When it came time for Dee to put Temon to sleep she asked if she could bury him and a special daughter she had cremated on our farm. Temon and Special Te I Am are buried beside our home. I will always be grateful for everything she did for me, the funny stories and I will always miss her
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