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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life well lived remain to comfort the |
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family and friends of Miguel V. Rodriguez of Eagle Pass, who passed |
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away on February 2, 2023, at the age of 82; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on October 12, 1940, to Evaristo and Anita |
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Rodriguez, Miguel Rodriguez grew up with the companionship of four |
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siblings, Carlos, Amparo, Evaristo, and Anna; he began working to |
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support his family at a young age, and he was later employed as a |
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seasonal migrant forklift driver for Del Monte Foods in California; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez enjoyed an impressive career as a |
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trainer and manager of local boxers; some of his notable trainees |
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included El Chamaco Cuenca, El Veneno, Chibuya, El Martillo, and |
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Lalo Capetillo; known by the nickname "El Tigre," he served as a |
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promoter of professional boxing in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, |
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Mexico, throughout the 1970s and 1980s and earned a reputation as a |
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savvy businessman as he elevated the popularity of the sport in the |
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region; and |
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WHEREAS, The boxers that Mr. Rodriguez trained and managed |
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went on to appear in international boxing competitions and multiple |
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bouts in Las Vegas, and he notably discovered Mike "El Cyclon" Ayala |
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and represented him at the first world title fight in San Antonio in |
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1979; he was also a supporter of Golden Gloves amateur boxing, and |
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he took pride in seeing his son, the late Miguel A. Rodriguez, win |
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the Golden Gloves state championship by knockout at age 17; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Rodriguez enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, Enriqueta Rodriguez, with whom he shared |
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five decades; in addition to his son Miguel, he was devoted to his |
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three other children, Claudia, Jesus, and Nilda, and he was further |
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blessed with six grandchildren, Samantha, Illeana, Miguel, Jacob, |
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Jacqueline, and Carolinita; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he will be greatly missed, Miguel Rodriguez |
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leaves behind a legacy that will long be treasured by all those who |
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were fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Miguel V. Rodriguez |
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and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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children, Dr. Claudia R. Wright and her husband, Jacob, Dr. Jesus |
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Roberto Rodriguez and his wife, Carolina, and Nilda I. Rueda and her |
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husband, Rogelio; to his grandchildren, Samantha, Illeana, and |
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Miguel Rodriguez, Jacob and Jacqueline Wright, and Carolinita |
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Rodriguez; to Alejandra and Rogelio Rueda; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Miguel |
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Rodriguez. |
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Morales of Maverick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1112 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on April 17, 2023. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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