Manuel Joaquim

Maj. MANUEL JOAQUIM U.S. AIR FORCE, Retired In memory of Manuel Joaquim, 86, a humble, quiet, loving, leader and scholar; passed away May 25, 2011, after four months of hospitalization due to complications from a fall sustained at his residence. He was born Aug. 1, 1928, in Fall River, Mass., at the age two was raised in Portugal. At age 21 returned to the U.S.A. He studied Philosophy and Theology; received his Bachelors Degree at the University of Dayton, and received his Masters Degree at the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the military and became a Career Officer as a member of the U.S. Air Force., and served his country here and abroad for 24 years, before retiring with the rank of Major, Aug. 1, 1970. He spent the next 15 years in Spain where he met his wife Monica, returned state-side and taught at Florida State University, later moved to Tucson, and spent the last 12 years of his life here in Las Vegas. He is survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins in the Mid-west and Eastern Parts of the U.S.A. His hobby was reading books and being involved with community projects. He served on several Home Owner Association Boards as an officer. Manny, as most of his friends and neighbors called him, will be laid to rest next to his wife, Monica, who passed away April. 10, 2010. Services will be at noon Friday, June 3, in the Chapel at the Veterans Military Cemetery in Boulder City, with full Honor Guard, location 1900 Buchanan Blvd.