Rodriguez, Frank (1942-1969)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Jul 10 p. 3

Birth date: 1942

text of obituary:

California Pastor And Family Killed In Highway Crash

Reedley, Calif. — A car-truck collision near Victoria, Tex. on June 26 claimed the lives of Rev. Frank Rodriquez [sic Rodriguez], 27, his wife Lupe, 23, their daughter Marissa, one, and Mrs. Rodriquez' [sic Rodriguez] sister Annabelle Gonzalez, 12.

A native of Weslaco, Tex., Rev. Rodriquez [sic Rodriguez] reportedly had been the youngest minister in the history of the Mennonite Brethren Church when he was ordained at age 23.

He was a graduate of Pacific and Fresno State colleges, both in Fresno, and had earned a Master's degree in mathematics from Stanford University.

Rev. Rodriquez [sic Rodriguez] had been pastor of the M. B. Church in Parlier for six years. Last January he was appointed executive director of the Fresno County Economic Opportunity Commission.

Funeral services for the family were conducted in the Reedley M. B. Church on July 1.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Aug 7 p. 2

text of obituary:

The Frank Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance for disadvantaged students was recently established at Pacific College, Fresno, Calif. Rev. Rodriguez, former pastor of the Mennonite Brethren Church in Parlier, his wife, their daughter and his wife's sister were killed in a car-truck collision in June. A Fresno County-wide campaign to raise the scholarship funds is now being organized by community representatives.