Ambrose Rodriguez, '58

Ambrose Rodriguez, '58, passed away on May 12, 2017 in Thousand Oaks, California.  Lifetime Member.

Ambrosio Rodriguez, also known as Ambrose, 76 years old, of Thousand Oaks passed away on May 12th, 2017, at Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center.
 

Ambrosio was born in Pueblo, Colorado on May 23rd, 1940, to Pablo and Refugio Rodriguez. Ambrose married Cinda Archuleta in Pueblo, Colorado on July 20th, 1972.
 

Ambrose is survived by his wife, Cinda, of Thousand Oaks, CA; his children Carolyn Quddus (Azfar) of Camarillo, CA, Teresa Guitterez (Anthony) of Barrington, IL, Ambrosio Jr Rodriguez (Natalie Heaton) of Thousand Oaks, CA and Roberto Rodriguez (Zara Janer) of San Francisco, CA; his grand-children Javier, Nathan, JD, Caleb, Haseeb, Aidan, Bilal, Audrey and Anisa; his siblings Dr. Carlos Rodriguez (Sue), Carmen Peralta, Dr. Mario Rodriguez (Alice), Gloria Aguirre (Domingo) and Lupita Quiles-Rosa. Ambrose is preceded in death by his mother and father, Pablo and Refugio Rodriguez, siblings Nicolas Rodriguez and Cipriana Zapata; former wife Beatrice Johnson and daughter Jolene Aragon.
 

Ambrose completed high school at Boys Town School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1958 then served two years in the US Army. He holds an R.N. license and a B.A. from University of Southern Colorado, a Masters from the University of Denver, a Masters from Cal State Fullerton and completed extensive post graduate work at University of Denver, Chicago University and the University of Colorado.
 

Ambrose was the founder and President of the Latino Behavioral Health Institute (LBHI) a non-profit organization dedicated to improving mental health care delivery from 1995 to 2015. Prior to LBHI, Ambrose served as the Deputy Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, where he retired in 2007.
 

He was the recipient of The Father Flanagan Distinguished Alumni Award from Boys Town in June, 2015, and The Lifetime Achievement Award in the Advancement of Hispanic Mental Health from the National Resource Center in 2010. Ambrose was an avid fan of the Dodgers, the Lakers and UCLA football, and enjoyed gardening. Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, Colorado will be his final resting place.