Sylvan Rodriguez

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Sylvan Rodriguez (b. March 20, 1948, San Antonio - d. April 2000) was a television news personality in Texas.

In 1977, Rodriguez moved to Houston; 10 years later he left Houston's ABC13 for ABC News in Los Angeles, but returned when KHOU 11 hired Rodriguez back. Rodriguez worked as an anchor for over two decades.

After a 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer, Rodriguez died at his home in Clear Lake in 2000, aged 52, survived by his widow, Texas politician and physician Shelley Sekula-Gibbs.

Sylvan Rodriguez was a founding member of the I Have a Dream Foundation.

[edit] Memorials

The Sylvan Rodriguez Foundation was created for contributions made in his memory.

The Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary School in Houston was named after Rodriguez.

The Sylvan Rodriguez Scholarship Banquet was held in 2005 by the Houston Association of Hispanic Media Professionals.

Dixie Friend Gay designed the central plaza for the 111 acre Sylvan Rodriguez Park in Clear Lake near Ellington Field.

[edit] See also

• KENS-TV "KENS 5", CBS affiliate in San Antonio, Texas
• KTRK-TV "ABC 13", ABC station in Houston, Texas
• KHOU-TV "11 News", CBS affiliate in Houston, Texas
• Houston Independent School District
• List of schools in Harris County, Texas

[edit] External links

• SO LONG TO SYLVAN RODRIGUEZ, ONE OF HOUSTON'S NATIVE SONS, House of Representatives (April 11, 2000)
• Sylvan Rodriguez Elementary