Joseph George Munisteri

Joseph George Munisteri, born as Giuseppe Georgio Patti in Rome, Italy on September 24, 1930 passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2023 in the Houston Hospice.

His parents were Gertrude Ines Ziniti Patti and Giovanni Vincenzio Patti. After his father's death, his mother married Peter Munisteri of New York and he was formally adopted and changed his family name to Munisteri, as did his mother and sister.

He is predeceased by his first wife Theresa Grasso Munisteri. His sister, Lauradele Patti Munisteri Smith, his brother Arthur Angelo Munisteri, his grandson, Denali Schmidt and his brother-in-law Arthur Smith.

He is survived by his children Joanne, Robert and his wife Cindy, Laura, Stephen, James and his wife Celia, and Richard (Patti) Munisteri. His surviving grandchildren are: Sequoia Schmidt, Teresa Munisteri, Elena Smith and their spouses. Joseph has five great grandchildren, four nephews, four nieces, one living cousin Diane Grimes, and many great nieces and nephews.

Joseph (Joe) Munisteri graduated from Brooklyn Tech High School in New York, and received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Yale University in 1952. His work included years at Bechtel Corporation, Lummus Company, as a Vice President for Comstock Corporation, Group Vice President for Brown & Root, COO of Ford, Bacon & Davis, and President of ENSERCH, Inc. In his later years he opened his own independent consulting company.

He was a founding member of the American Nuclear Energy Council, and served on numerous committees and boards including: The American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Professional Engineers, and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He was part of the Silver Fox Advisors in Business for decades.

Joe was a founding member of the Houston Civic Symphony and played violin as a regular member of their orchestra for 43 years.

Joe met his second wife, Barbra Coffman, who played in the same orchestra and married in 2001. He adopted her son David as an adult in 2006. Barbra Coffman Munisteri and David both live in Texas.

His grand daughter, Sequoia published his biography entitled, "Born in Rome-From Italy to the Energy Empire" released by Di Angelo publications in 2018.