Gary Janek was born on March 22, 1962, in El Campo, Texas to Josephat “Joe” and Rose Marie Janak. He spent the first six years of his childhood in Eagle Lake, Texas, before the family moved to Palacios, Texas. He graduated in 1980 from Palacios High School. After finishing high school, Janek spent one year at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas. He then transferred in 1982 to the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, for his sophomore year.[1]
During 1982, Janek decided to leave the University of Texas to study for the priesthood. He entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.[1] Janak entered Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1982. He continued his studies at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas, in 1984.[1]
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