RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CREATION OF
HONORARY JOSEPH MUNTANER WAY
WHEREAS, Joseph Muntaner is being honored for his contributions to the City by having a street named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this deserved street naming by the Honorable Proco Joe Moreno, Alderman of the 1st Ward; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Muntaner was born in Chicago, Illinois, in the Lakeview area of Chicago on August 19, 1958 to Gloria and Pedro Muntaner Sr. He had eight siblings: Maritza, Silvia, Peter, Sally, Dexter, Thomas, and the late Gloria. Joseph was the proud father of three beautiful children; Joseph Jr., the late Nicolas, and Gina, and devoted grandfather to Scarlet, and;
WHEREAS, Joseph attended Saint Sebastian grammar school and Mather High School, where he was also an altar boy, patrol boy, and member of the Kiwanis Boys and Girls club. He also excelled in baseball, football, and bodybuilding. He would later say that bodybuilding was "hard work...however it proved beneficial to my mind and soul," and;
WHEREAS, Joseph worked at a variety of local businesses and also enjoyed working with the City of Chicago as a bricklayer and head laborer for the Sewer Department. He also worked as a laborer assisting in the construction of affordable housing for teachers and seniors in latino communities and;
WHEREAS, Joseph was an unwaveringly loyal and dependable volunteer in the 1st ward, dedicating many hours to such helpful acts as: mowing lawns and shoveling sidewalks for seniors and disabled residents, directing neighborhood cleanings, painting over gang graffiti, and much more, and;
WHEREAS, His family, friends, and community will remember his example of hard work, dedication, and loyalty, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here in assembly this 18th day of April, 2018, do hereby acknowledge the creation of Joseph Muntaner Way on West Diversey Parkway from North Le...
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