Obituaries

Is there anything worse than the dying process? A few things, yes, like the loss of a child, but in terms of heartbreak, it ranks right up there near the top of life’s misery index.

Joe Rodriguez, 82, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at his residence in Edinburg, surrounded by family. Born in Edinburg, TX, son of the late Jose Rodriguez and Emma Cantu.

As the tragic death of Nikki Rowe High School Senior Adan de la Cruz III, 17, still reverberates throughout the community, the idea of including the details of his death last Wednesday, Aug. 21, with the facts that led up to it, Aug. 16 and 17, just didn’t seem fit for publication this week.