R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The passing of Jose Luis Rodriguez of Corpus Christi 1-2 on January 1, 2001, at the age of 73, has brought a great loss to 1-3 the many friends, relatives, and admirers of this esteemed Tejano 1-4 musician; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born in Cherry Land, Texas, in 1927, Mr. Rodriguez 1-6 began singing and composing at the age of nine, and during his 1-7 lifetime this prolific entertainer created more than 1,000 songs 1-8 and commercial jingles; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez was best known as the composer of "La 1-10 Del Mono Colorado," which became a gold record in 1966 and earned 1-11 him the nickname "El Mono"; an enduring classic of Tejano music, 1-12 the song has been recorded by such artists as Los Paisanos de 1-13 Chalito Johnson, Julio Iglesias, and La Mafia; and 1-14 WHEREAS, In addition to his songs, Mr. Rodriguez also penned 1-15 numerous advertising jingles, many of which he performed live with 1-16 an accordion on KUNO radio on Sunday mornings; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez served his nation with distinction 1-18 during World War II and also devoted his time and energy to his 1-19 position at the Falstaff Distributing Company and as a supervisor 1-20 with an oil company; and 1-21 WHEREAS, His considerable artistic ability was matched by his 1-22 exceptional generosity, and Mr. Rodriguez often donated proceeds 1-23 from his concerts to help those in need; in recognition of his 1-24 community contributions, April 16, 1988, was officially named "Jose 2-1 Luis Rodriguez Day" in Corpus Christi by Mayor Betty Turner; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez was a man of rare talent and 2-3 compassion who will be deeply missed by those knew him, but his 2-4 remarkable spirit will live on in the hearts of those whose lives 2-5 he touched during his time on this earth; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Jose Luis Rodriguez 2-8 and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his 2-9 wife, Guadalupe Rodriguez; to his sons, Santos Ruben, Raul, Roque, 2-10 Jose Luis, and Jorge Rodriguez; to his daughters, Ramona, Raquel, 2-11 and San Juanita Rodriguez, Aurora Nowicki, Christina Rodriguez, and 2-12 Victoria Chavez; to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and 2-13 to the many other friends and relatives of this beloved man; and, 2-14 be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for the family and that when the Texas House of 2-17 Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jose Luis 2-18 Rodriguez. Moreno of Harris Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 364 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on March 1, 2001. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House