Paul Stelzl celebrates its 80th birthday: a life for Stainz and the community!

Paul Stelzl celebrates its 80th birthday: a life for Stainz and the community!

Stainz, Österreich - On May 29, 2025, Paul Stelzl, a committed citizen of the municipality of Stainz, celebrated his 80th birthday. On this special occasion, chairman Franz Hopfgartner and group supervisor Josef Hohensinger congratulated him on behalf of the ÖKB Stainz and presented him with the gold medal for 50 years of membership. Paul Stelzl joined the association in 1971 and was characterized over the years by numerous other awards, including medals for 10, 25 and 40 years of membership. The medal in silver for 40 years of membership will soon be submitted to him, as meinbezirk.at.

Paul Stelzl was born on May 24th in Stainz and attended the school there. After completing his apprenticeship as a autotrician, he continued to train at Siemens in the field of power. In 1973 he passed the championship examination and in 1974 the concession test. He headed his own electricity master company and was also responsible for the training of apprentices as head of building services at Siemens, where he worked until his retirement in 2005.

family and commitment in the community

Paul Stelzl was married with his wife Martha, who died in 2014 and is the father of two children, Petra and Peter. The son Peter and his wife Agnes have two grandchildren, Larissa and Alexandra. In addition to his professional career, Paul Stelzl also held many honorary posts. In his youth he actively played football and was vice chairman in Steyeregg. He was also involved as a supervisory hunter and was a chairman and a co -tenant of the Stainz hunting company. For 26 years Stelzl was also chief rifle master of the Stainz shooting club.

his remarkable commitment was also reflected in the foundation of the pond sports facility in Bad Gamser-Straße. He has been using this facility for various leisure activities such as ice skating, fishing and dog sports since the early 90s. The first pond construction was started in 1992 and completed in 1993, which led to a high number of users and strong demand for fishing options. After the successful foundation of a club in 1996 by Paul Stelzl and Erich Resch, the facility developed steadily. In the meantime, she has around 380 members who regularly use the leisure facilities, as the support association documents. You can find information on this on the website tsv-stelzl.at.

volunteer engagement for better cooperation

particularly emphasized is the volunteering, which is of great importance today. Seniors like Paul Stelzl are a valuable resource in society. They are often involved in various areas of life, from education to senior care. Voluntary activities can be varied, such as supporting child and youth welfare institutions or the support and support of people with a need for help. For more information about the possibilities for voluntary work on seniororportal.de.

Paul Stelzl has taken role model for many generations in his community through his life and commitment. Due to tireless efforts and devotion, he made a significant contribution to the community in both professional and voluntary terms.