Morris Joseph Corona

MORRIS JOSEPH CORONA of League City was born in Birmingham, AL Oct. 24, 1922 and passed away April 30, 2014. He was 91 years young. His family had immigrated from Bisacquino, Sicily. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in League City.

He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a member of the Military Police and was stationed in the Philippines during World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1946.

He married Congetta Tunello, his wife of over 50 years, Dec. 18, 1946. They raised 4 children, Larry (Marty) Corona, Nancy (Jimmy) Adcock, Deborah (Lloyd) Prange, and Loretta (Matt) Leighton. They have 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr. Corona was a member of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union for over 40 years. His family had strong union ties as his brother, Joe Corona, and nephew, Steve Tunello, each served as president of the Steelworkers Union in Birmingham, AL.

In 1989 he joined the League City Lions Club to serve his community. He especially loved working with the Special Education students at the Annual Village Fair. He earned the Melvin T. Jones Fellowship Award, the highest award in Lionism.

His loving compassion for others led him to volunteer feeding the homeless and distributing food and clothing with Brown Bag Ministries in Galveston County. He was known as “Paw Paw.”

After he retired he enjoyed playing golf with friends and family. He served for many years as a Marshall at the South Shore Harbour Country Club Golf Course. There he became a member of a golf team named “The Marshalls.”

He was preceded in death by his parents, Salvatore (Sam) and Rosalee (Lilli) Gioia Corona, wife, Congetta Tunello Corona, brothers, Joe and Mickey Corona, and sister, Vita Corona Fowler.

Viewing: Tuesday, May 6: Family: 8:30am; Friends: 9-10am at Forest Park East, 21620 Gulf Fwy, Webster, TX 77598. Service and stories: 10-11:15am.

Gravesite VFW Ceremony: 1:45pm at Houston National Cemetery, Shelter A, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr., Houston, TX 77038.