We are announcing the passing of our beloved Rudy Rodriguez. Rudy passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 with family members by his side. A father, brother, uncle, and friend, he was loved by many.
Born May 11, 1944 to his parents, Ramon and Melida Rodriguez, he was 1 of 4 children: big brother Manuel Rodriguez, sister Emily Rodriguez, and his late beloved sister, Adelina Rodriguez.
Rudy lived a long adventurous life of 77 years. His first marriage was to Anita Caballero and they had four children: eldest beloved daughter, Melida Ann Rodriguez and 3 beloved sons, Rudy Rodriguez, Jr., Frank Rodriguez, and Raymond Rodriguez. Rudy was remarried to Roberta Rodriguez and relocated to Chicago, Illinois. With this marriage he had 2 beloved children: Michael Steven Rodriguez and Sandra Rodriguez.
Rudy and Roberta settled in Chicago and he worked at, and retired from, Sinai Kosher after 25 years of service. He was a proud member of the Local Union.
At the age of 62, Rudy relocated to his birthplace of Corpus Christi and reconnected with his brother and sisters and his extended family as well. His extended family from his father and step-mother, Ramon Rodriguez and Magdalena Arriaga brought Tomas Rodriguez (deceased), Maria R. Garibay, Ramona Salinas, Ricardo Rodriguez, Margarita DeLong, Reynaldo Rodriguez, and Della R. Ayala. While in Corpus Christi, like in Chicago, Rudy pursued his passion for fishing and hunting. As children, we enjoyed going to Michigan, Wisconsin, and all the places he liked to take us.
Rudy Rodriguez was proud of his grandchildren and their academics. Frank and Bertha's daughter, Love, will soon be the first doctor in the family, receiving her PhD, and giving her the title Dr. Love Rodriguez. Sandra's children are all achieving their high school requirements and going off to college. This along with his children's achievements: Frank being 30+ years in Supervising Roofing Maintenance, Rudy Jr, in the Oil Fields, Raymond working in the Computer Science field, Michael Steven working 26 years for AT&T, and Sandra working in High-End Retail Sales.
This is a summary of our father's 77 years here with us and the times we shared.