Joseph Rodriguez

Services for Joseph Rodriguez, 89, of Flint, will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Gage officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Tyler with Military honors, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Rodriguez passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Prestige Estates Assisted Living, after a lengthy illness. He was born July 3, 1925 in Argo, Illinois, to the late Antonia and Trinidad Rodriguez. After graduation from Argo Community High School, he joined the Marines in 1943 and served with the 6th Division on Okinawa and participated in the surrender of the Japanese in Tsingtao, China. After WWII, he returned to Argo where he married Juanita Joan Ramirez on July 17, 1948. He was employed at Exxon chemical in Houston as a Chemical Transportation Analyst until his retirement in 1992. He was a snow-bird, spending summers in Paulding, Ohio and wintering in Tyler, Texas, until permanently moving to Tyler in 2012. He was a member of Whitehouse United Methodist Church. Joe was a loving father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother, and uncle, with a quick wit and loving, generous heart. He was preceded in death by his parents, Antonia and Trinidad Rodriguez of Argo, Illinois; brother Rudolph, of Joliet, Illinois; and sister, Cecilia, of Argo, Illinois. He is survived by his loving family including daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Thomas Cammack of Flint; grandson, Thomas Cammack, III (Trey) of San Antonio; sisters, Vivian Orosco and husband Joseph of Joliet, Illinois, and Jennie Parks and husband Ed Van Note of Dunellen, Florida; brother, Andrew Rodriguez and wife Amelia of Argo, Illinois; step-daughter, Marcy Iler and husband Mike of Paulding, Ohio; step-granddaughters, Macy, Morgan, Miranda and Molly; numerous nieces and nephews and dear friend and ex-wife, J. J. Lewis of Tyler. The family wishes to thank Prestige Estates Assisted Living, The Hospice Foundation of East Texas, and the physicians at Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics for their exceptional care. The family especially wishes to thank their devoted sitters, Maria Renteria, Velinda Renteria, Susana Rivera, Martha Arellano, Shardee Tolliver, Valerie Roberts, Olivia Renteria, and Brenda Villegas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Prestige Estates Assisted Living, 6928 Paluxy Drive, Tyler, TX 75703 or The Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701.

Joseph Rodriguez

July 3, 1925 - August 2, 2014