Tomas Arturo Rodriguez, 60, of Lebanon, died Thursday evening, April 9, 2020, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield.
He was born Jan. 21, 1960, in Davenport, Iowa, to Tomas P. and Anita Ortiz Rodriguez.
On May 28, 1993, he married Joyce Wanetta Long, and they shared the last 26 years.
Tomas was preceded in death by his mother.
He was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa and graduated from Central High School, where he played on the football team. He then worked as a machinist for the B Line Corporation for several years. After he and Joyce were married, they soon moved to Lebanon, where Tomas worked for Marine Electric and then Copeland Corporation, which is now Emerson Electric. They moved to Fulton, Mo. so Tomas could work for the State of Missouri Department of Corrections for eight years. They returned to Lebanon and made their home for the last several years.
Tomas followed the Catholic faith throughout the years.
He is survived by his wife Joyce Rodriguez of the home in Lebanon; a stepson, Tim Hautzenraderl of Davenport, Iowa; his father, Tomas Rodriguez of Davenport, Iowa; a brother, John Rodriguez of Green Rock, Ill.; a sister, Lisa Rodriguez of Davenport, Iowa; five step-granddaughters, and two step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Tomas Arturo Rodriguez will be held at a later date under the care ad direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Lebanon. For more information or to visit the website go to www.holmanhowe.com.
