Bill Text: TX HR1112 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Miguel V. Rodriguez of Eagle Pass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1112-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1112 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the | ||
| family and friends of Miguel V. Rodriguez of Eagle Pass, who passed | ||
| away on February 2, 2023, at the age of 82; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born on October 12, 1940, to Evaristo and Anita | ||
| Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez grew up with the companionship of four | ||
| siblings, Carlos, Amparo, Evaristo, and Anna; he began working to | ||
| support his family at a young age, and he was later employed as a | ||
| seasonal migrant forklift driver for Del Monte Foods in California; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez enjoyed an impressive career as a | ||
| trainer and manager of local boxers; some of his notable trainees | ||
| included El Chamaco Cuenca, El Veneno, Chibuya, El Martillo, and | ||
| Lalo Capetillo; known by the nickname "El Tigre," he served as a | ||
| promoter of professional boxing in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, | ||
| Mexico, throughout the 1970s and 1980s and earned a reputation as a | ||
| savvy businessman as he elevated the popularity of the sport in the | ||
| region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The boxers that Mr. Rodriguez trained and managed | ||
| went on to appear in international boxing competitions and multiple | ||
| bouts in Las Vegas, and he notably discovered Mike "El Cyclon" Ayala | ||
| and represented him at the first world title fight in San Antonio in | ||
| 1979; he was also a supporter of Golden Gloves amateur boxing, and | ||
| he took pride in seeing his son, the late Miguel A. Rodriguez, win | ||
| the Golden Gloves state championship by knockout at age 17; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Rodriguez enjoyed the love | ||
| and support of his wife, Enriqueta Rodriguez, with whom he shared | ||
| five decades; in addition to his son Miguel, he was devoted to his | ||
| three other children, Claudia, Jesus, and Nilda, and he was further | ||
| blessed with six grandchildren, Samantha, Illeana, Miguel, Jacob, | ||
| Jacqueline, and Carolinita; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although he will be greatly missed, Miguel Rodriguez | ||
| leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all those who | ||
| were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Miguel V. Rodriguez | ||
| and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| children, Dr. Claudia R. Wright and her husband, Jacob, Dr. Jesus | ||
| Roberto Rodriguez and his wife, Carolina, and Nilda I. Rueda and her | ||
| husband, Rogelio; to his grandchildren, Samantha, Illeana, and | ||
| Miguel Rodriguez, Jacob and Jacqueline Wright, and Carolinita | ||
| Rodriguez; to Alejandra and Rogelio Rueda; and to his other | ||
| relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Miguel | ||
| Rodriguez. | ||
| Morales of Maverick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1112 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 17, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
