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

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

FULL TEXT:
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 Mu oz Anch a 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 Rodr guez 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 G mez 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 Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez 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