(Seguin) – The memory of the late Judge Kevin M. Kolb will be forever in the courtroom. Friends and family recently joined the city of Seguin as it named the Municipal Court Building on State Highway 46 South in his honor.
Judge Kolb died earlier this year after a courageous battle with cancer. Before taking the bench in 2008 as the first municipal judge, Kolb served in the Municipal Court as a prosecutor for nearly 10 years.
Honored to witness the naming of the city building was Kolb’s wife Elizabeth. Kolb says pulling into the parking lot for the ceremony was the first time she got to see the lettering alongside the building.
“Kevin would be so humble that people would do this for him and so pleased. I know he’d be pleased, and I am too. I am pleased and very humbled,” said Kolb.
Among those credited for honoring Kolb in this way was Landra Solansky, court administrator.
“The day after we lost Judge Kolb, I was talking to Susan Caddell, my finance director. She’s my supervisor and I said, ‘you know at some point, I think we should do something.’ I never dreamed that it would be naming this building and this court after him and so after she and I had talked about it, we both had it written down and so it was something that came between the two of us and she just ran with it and she took it to council,” said Solansky.
Solansky says she thanks all those who have helped to maintain Kolb’s legacy in the courtroom.
“It’s an honor to work in this building named after him. Every day when we pull up, it reminds us of why we do what we do. He’s the best. He’s the only judge that I worked with in Seguin, so it’s been a blessing. He was a blessing and I’m so appreciative to the Seguin City Council for allowing this to happen,” said Solansky.
Judge Kolb, who is also remembered for practicing law for several years, was a graduate of Seguin High School and a long-time resident of Seguin. The ceremony was held on Friday, Nov. 17.
