Jesse M. Rodriguez Jr

Jesse M. Rodriguez Jr., who worked for 25 years as a custodian and bus driver for the Amagansett School District, died on Friday at Southampton Hospital. He was 82 and had been ill for several months, his family said.

A lifelong Amagansett resident, Mr. Rodriguez enlisted in the Army in 1952 and served in Germany. He married Magdalene Yurkens of Sag Harbor on Sept. 7, 1957. She died before him.

For 20 years the couple owned a home in Key Largo, Fla., where they spent winters. He enjoyed golf, fishing, camping, and spending time with his wife and family.

Mr. Rodriguez, who was born in Amagansett on Dec. 7, 1931, to Jesse M. Rodriguez and the former Dorothy Scott, is survived by five children: Cheryl Rodriguez, Scott Rodriguez, and Diana Daniels of Amagansett, and Jesse M. Rodriquez III and Matthew Rodriguez of East Hampton. Four siblings, Rodney Rodriguez and Alicia Hoyt of East Hampton, Shirley Wornstaff of Amagansett, and Leonard Rodriguez of Sag Harbor also survive him, along with six grandchildren. Four siblings died before him.

A funeral was held on Tuesday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett. The family has suggested memorial donations to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, 733 Third Avenue, Suite 510, New York City 10017, or East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978.