SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33
In Memory
of
Donato P. Rodriguez, Jr.
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and
commemorates the life of Donato P. Rodriguez, Jr., who died
December 28, 2010, at the age of 77; and
WHEREAS, Donato P. Rodriguez, Jr., was born February 13,
1933, in Del Rio; he attended The University of Texas, the
University of Houston, and Sul Ross State University before
earning a master's degree from Antioch College; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez enjoyed a long and productive
career in the field of education; he began his professional life
as a classroom teacher before accepting a position as director of
the Community Action Program of Val Verde County, an antipoverty
initiative of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society; he then
spent some years with Southwest Educational Development
Laboratory in Austin, evaluating and addressing the educational
needs of low-income children throughout the United States; and
WHEREAS, He later was recruited by the Texas Education
Agency to help ensure that Texas' public schools were compliant
with the federal court order requiring desegregation and with the
laws regarding racial and sexual discrimination; when he retired
in 1993, he was state director of the Texas Education Agency's
Equal Education Opportunity Division; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez took great pleasure in traveling
the world with his wife, Teresita; he was known for his
storytelling abilities and his great skill as a cook; and
WHEREAS, A man of courage, honor, and integrity, he gave
generously to others, and his commitment to ensuring the civil
rights of the less fortunate in our society left an enduring mark
on our state; and
WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather,
and he leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by
his family and many friends; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
family of Donato P. Rodriguez, Jr.: his wife of 57 years,
Teresita; his son, Donato Rodriguez III, and his wife, Dana; his
daughter, Linda E. Donovan, and her husband, Jim; his sister,
Alma E. Garcia; and his four grandchildren; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
memory of Donato P. Rodriguez, Jr.
Watson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 19, 2011, by
a rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate