81R26043 CBE-D
By: Marquez H.R. No. 2317
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt
at the loss of U.S. Air Force Major Rodolpho Ivan Rodriguez of El
Paso, who died on September 20, 2008, at the age of 34; and
WHEREAS, Assigned to the 86th Construction and Training
Squadron at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Major Rodriguez was one of
53 people killed when an improvised explosive device detonated
outside a hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan; and
WHEREAS, Major Rodriguez was a 1993 graduate of Ysleta High
School, where he played football and baseball and was a member of
the band; he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in 1998 and to serve in civil engineer units,
including Vandenberg Air Force Base in California; he spent six
months deployed at Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq in 2006 and was on his
third Central Command assignment at the time of his death; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to his family, Rodolpho Rodriguez made
regular trips home while he was in the academy, never missing the
birthdays of his loved ones; moreover, he inspired relatives and
friends alike with his intelligence, kindness, and hard work; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's
servicemen and servicewomen, whose devotion to their country
inspires them to take up military service, and their committed
efforts and enormous sacrifices are deserving of their fellow
citizens' deepest respect and gratitude; and
WHEREAS, Major Rodriguez embodied the highest ideals of the
United States Air Force, and the blessing of his life will be
forever cherished by those who were privileged to share in his love
and affection; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Major Rodolpho
Rodriguez and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family:
to his wife, Caryn Rodriguez; to his mother, Minerva Rivas; to his
brothers, Edgar and Fernando Rivas; and to his other relatives and
many friends; 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 memory of Rodolpho
Ivan Rodriguez.