Guadalupe (WALLY) M. Rodriguez Jr, 70, passed away Tuesday, March 23,2021. He was born July 9,1950 in San Diego, Texas. He passed away with his loving family by his side. He was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. He will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him.
Wally was a registered pharmacist in the Corpus Christi area for 50 years serving all his patients with respect and counseling as they needed it to get better. He graduated from Foy H. Moody High School class of 1968 proudly adding: “it was the first graduating class”. He graduated from Del Mar College and finished Pharmacy school at the University of Houston in 1975.
Wally had a great joy for life and always had a good story to share with everyone he knew. Wally loved music, books, and his friends. With Wally, once you were a friend to him you were a friend for life.
Wally is preceded in death by his father Guadalupe (WALLY) M. Rodriguez Sr., his mother Delia Laurel Rodriguez, his sister Delia Anna Rodriguez, and his brother Jamie Rodriguez. He is survived by his wife Gloria Ann Guerra Rodriguez and was married for 46 years, two sons Louis Albert Rodriguez, and Clayton Andrew (Lysandra) Rodriguez.
Public visitation will be on Saturday March 27, 2021 from 5:00-9:00p.m., with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. at Funeraria Del Angel-Memorial Holly. Due to COVID and Holy Week the Memorial Mass is pending.
The family would like to extend thanks to the staff at Christus Spohn South and the Paramedics of unit 14 EMS for their efforts to help Wally in his time of need.
