NEWPORT, RI, - Dante Anthony Rodriguez, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the infant son of Kupree Salley and Mary Terpening Rodriguez.Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Anthony Barnett, Felicia Sallet, Sandra and William Griffin of Newport, RI, his sisters, Tatyana and Jennifer, his uncle William Bettencourt, and his godparents, Justin Turner, Kaitlyn Bartlett, Dashaun Presley, and Crisonia Berry.. His funeral will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at 4:00 pm in Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport.