HR70 - In memory of Daniel G. Rodriguez Jr. of San Antonio.

      H.R. No. 70       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Residents of San Antonio lost an admired community   activist and civic leader with the passing of Daniel G. Rodriguez   Jr. on January 9, 2025, at the age of 73; and          WHEREAS, Born in Laredo on November 8, 1951, to Sofia Garza   Rodriguez and Daniel Rodriguez Sr., Dan Rodriguez grew up in San   Antonio with the companionship of 10 siblings, Rita, Laura, Rene,   Annette, Hilda, Linda, Isaac, Agustin, Hector, and Rudy; he went on   to graduate from Kennedy High School and shortly thereafter   exchanged wedding vows with his high school sweetheart, Diana   Cardenas; the couple shared a rewarding marriage of 54 years and   lovingly raised four children, Sonia, Daniel, Kristy, and Javier,   and their treasured family eventually grew to include numerous   grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and          WHEREAS, As a teenager, Mr. Rodriguez found employment with   the City of San Antonio as a community service officer in the   housing projects; he subsequently worked for the city's Community   Relations Drug Inhalant Prevention Program from 1971 to 1983, and   he was involved with the Brown Berets, the Mexican American Youth   Organization, and La Raza Unida Party; in his later years, he also   participated in the AFL-CIO and local Democratic politics; and          WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Rodriguez became a bus driver for VIA   Metropolitan Transit, which led him to take an active role in the   Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694; his career with VIA and his   affiliation with ATU spanned more than 33 years, during which time   he was elected to four terms as the union's president and was   instrumental in launching the Health and Welfare Fund for its   members; he was known for his keen skills as a negotiator for the   organization, and in 2015, he succeeded in securing a paid holiday   for VIA employees in honor of labor leader Cesar Chavez; and          WHEREAS, Dan Rodriguez positively impacted countless lives   through his service, his mentorship, and his unwavering commitment   to the rights of the disadvantaged, and he leaves behind a legacy   that will long be remembered; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Daniel G. Rodriguez   Jr. and extend deepest condolences to all who mourn his passing;   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 the memory of Daniel   G. Rodriguez Jr.     Martinez Fischer     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Rodríguez Ramos   Button Isaac Raymond   Cain Johnson Reynolds   Campos Jones of Dallas Richardson   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 70 was unanimously adopted by a rising   vote of the House on January 16, 2025.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House