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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of  Joseph S. Munos, who passed away on June 
426, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Joseph Munos was born on January 31, 1926 in 
6Moline; his parents were Ysabel and Victoria Montecino Munos; 
7and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, In 1944, at the age of 17, Joseph Munos 
9voluntarily enlisted in the United States Marine Corps; he was 
10honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1946; he was 
11called back to serve in 1950 to fight in the Korean War and was 
12again honorably discharged in December of 1951; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, After his discharge from the Marine Corps, Joseph 
14Munos settled with his wife and children in Yuma, Arizona, 
15where he worked and traveled as an employee for the United 
16States Department of Defense; in 1968, he served a 9-month tour 
17of duty in Vietnam as a civilian; he then continued to work for 
18the Department of Defense, which included an assignment at the 
19Rock Island Arsenal, until 1980, when he retired and moved to 
20Phoenix, Arizona; and

  
 
21    WHEREAS, Joseph Munos is survived by 8 children; 21 
 
 
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1grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Mary 
2Ramirez and Sara Fields; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
4ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his 
5family and friends, mourn the passing of Joseph S. Munos; and 
6be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to the family of Joseph Munos as an expression of our 
9sympathy.