Agustin "Augie" Jesus Rodriguez

Agustin “Augie” Jesus Rodriguez passed at his home in Lilburn, Georgia, on March 31, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Cristina Foley, and two cousins, Yanza Wilkey and Roger Rodriguez. Augie was a scholar and an artist. His dreams of attaining a PhD in history were thwarted when his major professor retired before he could complete his dissertation. Not one to give up on anything he turned his focus to another passion, art, quickly becoming a highly respected sculptor and painter of miniatures. He ran his own business sculpting historical and Special Ops figures for over 20 years before transitioning into a finance job at Bank of America. In 2021 he retired and got the opportunity to yet again return to the bench, this time for fun, sculpting and painting any and everything from historical figures to dinosaurs to ordinance. Hockey and IMSA racing were his other passions. For many years, he himself was a hocky goalie, the only position to play, as he would say, because you were on the ice for 60 minutes and got to wear all the pads. A proficient polyglot, he spoke English, Spanish, Italian, French, and even a little Japanese. Though he lived most of his life in the South, he was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Cuban immigrant parents and was very proud of both his city and his heritage. Trying to describe Augie in a few words is impossible. He was a loving husband, had a razor-sharp wit, was quick to anger but even quicker to forgive. The world is so much smaller now that he has left it.

In lieu of flowers, if you would like to provide a remembrance for Augie, please donate to the American Diabetes Association https://diabetes.org/