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  H.R. No. 248
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The Lone Star State lost a passionate activist and
  esteemed civic leader with the death of Sylvia Rodriguez of San
  Antonio, who passed away on January 23, 2013, at the age of 71; and
         WHEREAS, Sylvia Rodriguez first discovered her enthusiasm
  for politics while working as an administrative assistant for Texas
  state senator Joe J. Bernal during the 1965 legislative session;
  soon after leaving the position in 1973, she became actively
  involved in the Democratic Party, running voter registration
  drives, organizing successful community events, orchestrating
  political fund-raising campaigns, and helping women candidates get
  elected to office; and
         WHEREAS, In 1975, Mrs. Rodriguez became a charter member of
  the Mexican American Democrats of Texas, and by 1978 she was
  appointed to the Democratic National Committee; the first Hispanic
  woman from San Antonio named to the organization, she later became
  the founder and first chair of the party's Hispanic Caucus; in 1980,
  President Jimmy Carter invited Mrs. Rodriguez to lead the
  recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National
  Convention; and
         WHEREAS, While she shuttled between commitments in
  Washington, D.C., and Texas, Mrs. Rodriguez also served as director
  of the annual San Fernando Health and Safety Fair, where she
  organized and coordinated hundreds of volunteers to help provide
  health screenings and medical consultations to thousands of
  uninsured and undocumented people who did not have access to health
  care; and
         WHEREAS, A proud member of many local and national community
  organizations, Mrs. Rodriguez participated in Las Damas de San
  Fernando, the Political Divas of San Antonio, Parent/Child, Inc.,
  the YWCA, the Inman Christian Center, and the Commission for
  Mexican American Affairs; in addition, she was a founding member
  and treasurer of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas and she
  organized the first Hispanas Unidas Conference, which more than
  1,000 women attended; for her tireless efforts working in behalf of
  women, Hispanic Texans, and Americans, Mrs. Rodriguez was inducted
  into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in 2011; and
         WHEREAS, Mrs. Rodriguez's faith sustained her and motivated
  her commitment to community service, and she was a Eucharistic
  minister and lector at her church; and
         WHEREAS, This beloved Texan was supported in all of her
  endeavors by her family, including her husband, Gene, who was her
  partner in activism and whom she affectionately called "sweet'ert";
  the couple enjoyed 45 years of marriage and were blessed with a
  daughter, Clarissa; and
         WHEREAS, Sylvia Rodriguez was a national Hispanic political
  leader, a trailblazing role model for women, and a loving wife,
  mother, and friend; though she will be deeply missed, her legacy
  will extend well beyond her passing; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the life of Sylvia Rodriguez and offer
  sincere condolences to her family: to her husband, Eugene
  Rodriguez; to her daughter, Clarissa M. Rodriguez; and to her other
  relatives and many friends, including Dora Dilley, Jeannette and
  Telesforo Gutierrez, Yolanda and John Johnson, Roger Rodriguez,
  Nancy Rodriguez and Viviana Enrique, Carol and Larry Medellin,
  Elizabeth Rodriguez, and Anthony and Hilda Rodriguez; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
  Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sylvia
  Rodriguez.
 
  Martinez Fischer
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 248 was unanimously adopted by a rising
  vote of the House on January 29, 2013.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House