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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. of Austin retired as chief |
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advocacy officer of Ascension Texas on January 31, 2025, drawing to |
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a close nearly two decades of exemplary service to the health care |
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system; and |
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WHEREAS, After joining Ascension Texas in 2006, Mr. Rodriguez |
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expanded systemwide efforts in such areas as cultural competence, |
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workforce development, and civic engagement; his many |
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responsibilities included establishing a hospital-based violence |
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intervention program, managing a human trafficking education |
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initiative, and serving as executive leader of the emergency |
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medical response unit; he previously held prominent roles with the |
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White House Office of Legislative Affairs, the Presidential |
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Personnel Office, and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the |
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Solicitor; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Rodriguez has been a |
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member of such organizations as the St. Edward's University Board |
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of Trustees, the Austin Community Foundation Board of Governors, |
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and the Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation; he has received |
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numerous accolades, among them a 2024 Neighborhood Builders award |
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from Bank of America and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the |
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Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and he was named the |
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2023 Legacy Leader by the Young Hispanic Professional Association |
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of Austin; in addition, he coauthored the chapter "The Importance |
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of Diversity in a Healthcare Organization" from the book Hospitals: |
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What They Are and How They Work; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Alamo, Mr. Rodriguez graduated from |
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St. Edward's University; he went on to attend the Maxwell School of |
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Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and earn his |
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juris doctor degree from The University of Texas at Austin School of |
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Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Geronimo Rodriguez has greatly benefited |
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his fellow Texans, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career |
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well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. on his |
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retirement as chief advocacy officer of Ascension Texas and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |