Bill Text: TX SR422 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Joe A. Rodriguez.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-31 - Printed in full [SR422 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR422-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Joe A. Rodriguez | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Joe A. Rodriguez, a beloved resident of | ||
| Brownsville, who died at the age of 85; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Edinburg, Joe "Coach" Rodriguez was | ||
| born on March 19, 1936; he developed a love of sports at a young | ||
| age, and he excelled in baseball as a first baseman at Edinburg | ||
| High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Joe continued to play baseball for Pan American | ||
| College and the Joe Davis Ginners, a semiprofessional league; he | ||
| graduated at the age of 20 and soon married his college | ||
| sweetheart, Emma Leal; they moved to Brownsville, where he | ||
| remained the rest of his life; he and Emma, who preceded him in | ||
| death, raised four children and were blessed with seven | ||
| grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Coach Joe began a long and fulfilling career in | ||
| public education by serving as a physical education coach at | ||
| Cummings Junior High School; he later coached at Brownsville High | ||
| School, where he led baseball teams to appearances at state | ||
| semifinals and finals; after becoming a head football coach, he | ||
| was named South Texas Coach of the Year for baseball, basketball, | ||
| and football; he went on to serve for 27 years as the athletic | ||
| director for the Brownsville Independent School District, and | ||
| under his leadership, the district earned seven South Texas | ||
| Athletic Program of the Year awards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An esteemed leader in public education, Coach | ||
| Rodriguez served as a Brownsville Independent School District | ||
| trustee for 15 years; he was a vice president of the National | ||
| Hispanic Caucus of School Board Members, and he was honored for | ||
| his leadership as a Hispanic educator by United States Presidents | ||
| Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and by Mexican President | ||
| Gustavo Diaz Ordaz; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Coach Joe was admired by his loved ones for his | ||
| incomparable fearlessness and his zest for life; he was a devoted | ||
| family man and a mentor and cherished friend to many, and he | ||
| leaves behind a proud educational legacy that will continue to | ||
| benefit the Brownsville community long into the future; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Joe A. Rodriguez; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Coach Joe Rodriguez. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 17, 2021, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
