Arlington Sam Houston boys soccer coach dies of COVID-19

Arlington Sam Houston boys soccer coach dies of Covid-`19
Arlington Sam Houston boys soccer coach dies of Covid-`19 Photo credit GettyImages

After fighting COVID-19 for seven weeks, Arlington Sam Houston boys soccer coach Joey Rodriguez has died at the age of 43.

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In a tweet, his wife Lena confirms that Rodriguez died Sunday evening just before 6 p.m. Her tweet began by saying "such sadness on earth, but rejoicing in heaven."

Rodriguez was rushed to the hospital on August 29th and was almost immediately put on life support.

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