R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, March 1, 1997, was indeed a special day for Romeo 1-2 Rosendo Rodriguez, for on that day he celebrated his 59th birthday; 1-3 and 1-4 WHEREAS, A native son of Texas, he was raised with his five 1-5 siblings in the small South Texas community of Rio Grande City by 1-6 his loving parents, Leonor and Felipe Rodriguez; and 1-7 WHEREAS, As a boy, he worked long, hard hours under the hot 1-8 sun of the Lower Rio Grande Valley with his father to provide for 1-9 the family; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez had to become strong at an early age 1-11 when he endured the death of his father and began working to help 1-12 support his family and ease the pain of loss; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Waiting until the appropriate age of thirty-two, and 1-14 being patient with the uncertainty that is love, he married the 1-15 woman that he so diligently courted, Olga Perez, and together they 1-16 were blessed with two fine children, Eduardo and Deanna; and 1-17 WHEREAS, He once again endured a painful loss when Olga 1-18 Rodriguez died after sixteen years of marriage, and he filled his 1-19 emptiness with his children and committed himself to raising them 1-20 as his late wife would have wanted him to; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez served his country first as a member 1-22 of the armed forces of the United States and then as a dedicated 1-23 civil servant in the United States Department of Agriculture; and 1-24 WHEREAS, He has retired to enjoy his free time and his new 2-1 wife, Ileana, spending most of that free time drinking coffee; and 2-2 WHEREAS, His dedication to his family and his state are 2-3 entirely worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, 2-4 be it 2-5 RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the State of 2-6 Texas, That the House honor Romeo Rosendo Rodriguez by recognizing 2-7 March 1, 1998, as Romeo Rodriguez Day at the Texas Capitol and 2-8 extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and 2-9 happiness in the future; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the 2-12 Texas House of Representatives. Maxey _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1371 was adopted by the House on June 2, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House