Portal de Cartagena
www.portaldecartagena.com
The mayor, Pilar Barreiro, and the Municipal Corporation have expressed regret and sympathy to the family of the official chronicler of Cartagena, Murcia Monerri Joseph, died today at age 85.
Funeral Mass will take place on Sunday, at ten o'clock in the Church of the Claretian Fathers, on the street Jabonerías.
José Monerri born in Cartagena in 1928. Bachelor of Law from the Faculty of Murcia, initial legal profession did not prevent him from a young age to pursue his true calling, journalism, which began in waves Youth Radio sports Monri comments and LH (Lasheras Francisco).
He later worked in the press, in newspapers and Truth Online, opening with the latter its first delegation in Cartagena in 1959, and where he remained until his retirement.
From then until a few days ago, Monerri has been writing in the pages of this newspaper, information, stories and opinions from the recent history of the city, known in its various aspects, such as Holy Week was a preacher and procesionista.
He has taught several generations of journalists, including recognizing the own Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
And were characteristic shape of face work, her humor and typically employing Cartagena said.
1997 he was appointed official historian of Cartagena, succeeding other prominent people of the city as Isidoro Valverde, Alberto Colao or Ginés García Martínez.
After his retirement in the newspaper La Verdad, Monerri still writing chronicles about city events, customs, typical characters and locations.
Many of these items have been collected in numerous publications, such as those dedicated to the Streets of Cartagena.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies