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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of San Antonio lost an admired community |
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activist and civic leader with the passing of Daniel G. Rodriguez |
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Jr. on January 9, 2025, at the age of 73; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Laredo on November 8, 1951, to Sofia Garza |
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Rodriguez and Daniel Rodriguez Sr., Dan Rodriguez grew up in San |
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Antonio with the companionship of 10 siblings, Rita, Laura, Rene, |
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Annette, Hilda, Linda, Isaac, Agustin, Hector, and Rudy; he went on |
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to graduate from Kennedy High School and shortly thereafter |
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exchanged wedding vows with his high school sweetheart, Diana |
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Cardenas; the couple shared a rewarding marriage of 54 years and |
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lovingly raised four children, Sonia, Daniel, Kristy, and Javier, |
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and their treasured family eventually grew to include numerous |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, As a teenager, Mr. Rodriguez found employment with |
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the City of San Antonio as a community service officer in the |
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housing projects; he subsequently worked for the city's Community |
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Relations Drug Inhalant Prevention Program from 1971 to 1983, and |
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he was involved with the Brown Berets, the Mexican American Youth |
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Organization, and La Raza Unida Party; in his later years, he also |
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participated in the AFL-CIO and local Democratic politics; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Rodriguez became a bus driver for VIA |
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Metropolitan Transit, which led him to take an active role in the |
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Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694; his career with VIA and his |
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affiliation with ATU spanned more than 33 years, during which time |
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he was elected to four terms as the union's president and was |
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instrumental in launching the Health and Welfare Fund for its |
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members; he was known for his keen skills as a negotiator for the |
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organization, and in 2015, he succeeded in securing a paid holiday |
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for VIA employees in honor of labor leader Cesar Chavez; and |
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WHEREAS, Dan Rodriguez positively impacted countless lives |
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through his service, his mentorship, and his unwavering commitment |
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to the rights of the disadvantaged, and he leaves behind a legacy |
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that will long be remembered; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Daniel G. Rodriguez |
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Jr. and extend deepest condolences to all who mourn his passing; |
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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 the memory of Daniel |
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G. Rodriguez Jr. |