Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26, of Pharr, Texas, died Sep. 14 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Rodriguez of Weslaco; 1 son, Derek Rodriguez of Weslaco; 1 daughter, Katelyn Rodriguez of Weslaco; father, Rodolfo Rodriguez Sr. of Weslaco; mother, Cristela Rodriguez of Denton, TX; 1brother, Rodzie Rodriguez of El Paso, TX; 1 sister, Cristy Bernal of Progreso, TX; step brother, Danny Rodriguez; paternal grandparents, Juan Rodriguez of Weslaco & Isabel Rodriguez of Weslaco; maternal grandmother, Carolina Vasquez of Weslaco.
Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26, of Pharr, Texas, died Sep. 14 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Rodriguez of Weslaco; 1 son, Derek Rodriguez of Weslaco; 1 daughter, Katelyn Rodriguez of Weslaco; father, Rodolfo Rodriguez Sr. of Weslaco; mother, Cristela Rodriguez of Denton, TX; 1brother, Rodzie Rodriguez of El Paso, TX; 1 sister, Cristy Bernal of Progreso, TX; step brother, Danny Rodriguez; paternal grandparents, Juan Rodriguez of Weslaco & Isabel Rodriguez of Weslaco; maternal grandmother, Carolina Vasquez of Weslaco.
