F.W."Fritz" Hofmokel - Brownsville TX
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 25° 57.058 W 097° 24.686
14R E 659058 N 2871218
This Citizen Memorial is front of The Port of Brownsville offices on Capt.Donald L.Foust Road at North Indiana Avenue (FM 511) in Brownsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKPW7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2014
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The bronze plaque has a relief picture of "Fritz" Hofmokel and the following text:
In recognition of
F.W."Fritz" Hofmokel
First Director
of the
Port of Brownsville
1936-1965Through his efforts, this waterway became a port
This link (
visit link) is to the front page newspaper account of his tragic drowning.
The link below is his obituary the following day.