H.R. No. 94 


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The family and friends of Roman Rodriguez of Jourdanton were deeply saddened by the passing of this lifelong Atascosa County resident on July 2, 2004, at the age of 94; and WHEREAS, Born in Charlotte on August 9, 1909, Mr. Rodriguez married Carolina Cruz in 1931, and the couple moved to a property near what is now Pleasanton Airport, where they farmed until 1948; Mr. Rodriguez then moved his family to Jourdanton and worked for the American Legion Service Station before taking a position with the City of Jourdanton in the water and maintenance department; he later worked for Atascosa County, where he remained until his retirement; and WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez and his wife shared an enduring union that was blessed with two daughters and a son, and they welcomed each new addition to their extended family with great joy and pride; many of Mr. Rodriguez's happiest moments involved spending time with his family, barbecuing with his son, and delighting friends and neighbors with his many entertaining and enlightening stories about Jourdanton's history; and WHEREAS, Although this devoted family man is profoundly missed, his spirit lives on in the hearts of all those who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Roman Rodriguez and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his daughters, Esther Noriega, and her husband, Jesse, and Frances Rodriguez; to his son, Eliseo Rodriguez, and his wife, Melinda; to his sister, Consuelo Hernandez; to his nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren; 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 Roman Rodriguez. Martinez Fischer Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford Dukes King of Parker Talton Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson Edwards Krusee Truitt Eiland Kuempel Turner Eissler Laney Uresti Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale Escobar Leibowitz Veasey Farabee Luna Villarreal Farrar Madden Vo Flores Martinez West Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong Frost McCall Woolley Gallego McClendon Zedler Gattis McReynolds ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 94 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on February 10, 2005. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House