Jonathan Carungay Molina

Jonathan “Jonah” Carungay Molina was born on June 20, 1944, in Dagupan City in the Philippine province of Pangasinan. Jonah was the third of four (4) children of Romualdo Ponce Molina (born February 7, 1908, deceased), of Buguey, Cagayan, and the former Sofronia Antonio Carungay (born March 11, 1906, deceased) of Malolos City in Bulacan. Jonah joined his parents on Sunday, September 13, 2015. He had a massive heart attack and was rushed to the Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California, United States of America, where he passed at 6:18 p.m., at the age of 71. Jonah is survived by his wife Rosario Fortes Molina, stepson Edwardo F. Torres Sr. and his wife Marites and their children Jonathan Dexter and Edwardo Jr., and great granddaughter, Alexa; daughter Jo Ann Rose and her husband Marjo P. Bornea and their son Matthias (born January 9, 2015); brothers Edward, George, and David and their families, and other relatives. Marjo and Jo Ann had another son, Matteo, who was born on February 15, 2013, and joined his great grandparents eight (8) hours after birth. All Molina children were boys and members of Alpha Phi Omega: Twins Brods Edward and George joined the APO-Epsilon chapter at University of the East in Manila in 1962; Jonah was one of the 27 members of Bachelors 27 1963B of the APO-Eta chapter at University of the Philippines Diliman; and Brod Dave belonged to the 23-member Beach Boys with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, also of Eta at UP Diliman. Jonah completed his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree in 1972 at the Mapua Institute of Technology in Manila, where he affiliated with the APO-Delta chapter. Jonah, who joined APO at 19, was active all of his 52 years as a brod. He spent college years at UP Diliman and MIT Manila. In 1976, he was one of the 37 charter members of the APO-Pangasinan Alumni Association. He was working at the time as a pharmaceutical traveling agent in Northern Luzon. On January 28, 1978, Jonah married his wife, the former Rosario Fortes (born October 8, 1952), of Alcala, Pangasinan. Jonah and Rose celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary this year as they would have the 37th birthday of their daughter, Jo Ann (born November 1, 1978). In January 1993, the Molinas came over to the U.S., first living in California. The family later in the year moved to Chicago where Rose worked at the Masonic Hospital. In 1994, they moved back to California. Rose has since worked at the Valley Gardens Healthcare Center and Rehabilitation in Stockton, while Jonah went into real estate and life insurance. Jonah joined the APO-AA of Northern California and was charter member of the APO-AA of San Francisco and the Silicon Valley as well as of the APO-Central Valley of California-AA. As a UP Diliman alumnus, Jonah was a member of the UP Alpha Phi Omega AA and the APO-Eta Alumni of North America. Also as an MIT alumnus, he was a former president of the APO-Delta Overseas AA. At the time of his passing, Jonah and his family were living in Stockton. May his soul rest in eternal peace.