HR208 - Congratulating Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. on his retirement as chief advocacy officer of Ascension Texas.

      H.R. No. 208       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. of Austin retired as chief   advocacy officer of Ascension Texas on January 31, 2025, drawing to   a close nearly two decades of exemplary service to the health care   system; and          WHEREAS, After joining Ascension Texas in 2006, Mr. Rodriguez   expanded systemwide efforts in such areas as cultural competence,   workforce development, and civic engagement; his many   responsibilities included establishing a hospital-based violence   intervention program, managing a human trafficking education   initiative, and serving as executive leader of the emergency   medical response unit; he previously held prominent roles with the   White House Office of Legislative Affairs, the Presidential   Personnel Office, and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of the   Solicitor; and          WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. Rodriguez has been a   member of such organizations as the St. Edward's University Board   of Trustees, the Austin Community Foundation Board of Governors,   and the Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation; he has received   numerous accolades, among them a 2024 Neighborhood Builders award   from Bank of America and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the   Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and he was named the   2023 Legacy Leader by the Young Hispanic Professional Association   of Austin; in addition, he coauthored the chapter "The Importance   of Diversity in a Healthcare Organization" from the book Hospitals:   What They Are and How They Work ; and          WHEREAS, A native of Alamo, Mr. Rodriguez graduated from   St. Edward's University; he went on to attend the Maxwell School of   Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and earn his   juris doctor degree from The University of Texas at Austin School of   Law; and          WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and   commitment to excellence, Geronimo Rodriguez has greatly benefited   his fellow Texans, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career   well spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life;   now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Geronimo M. Rodriguez Jr. on his   retirement as chief advocacy officer of Ascension Texas and extend   to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Flores   Howard   Cole   Goodwin   Hinojosa     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 Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   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. 208 was adopted by the House on February   12, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House