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Jose Tapia Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Silvis. Rosary will be 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13, with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sullivan-Ellis Mortuary, East Moline. The Rev. Gregory Jozefiak will officiate. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, East Moline. Jose was born March 6, 1938, in Yuriria, Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of Erasmo and Nicolasa Pizano Tapia. He was a grinder, welder and brick mason for Franks Foundry and Sivyer Steel, and he was the first Mexican-American in the Quad-Cities area to hold the position of union president of UAW Locals 1564 and 377. He dedicated 32 years for the betterment of his UAW brothers and sisters. Jose also enhanced the lives of the working community. He was very involved in the political process of the UAW, and he was a staunch Democrat. He loved family gatherings. He enjoyed cooking, fishing, boxing and working on cars. Jose was quite the "handyman." He is survived by his sons, Joe (Yolanda) Tapia Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., John (Candice) Tapia, Highland Ranch, Colo., Mark (Laura) Tapia, Troy (Chocos) Tapia, both of East Moline; daughters, Anna Phelps, Rosalie (Roderick Harris) Tapia, both of East Moline, Melinda (Rick) Jimenez, Lisa Anderson, Valerie (Sam) Benjamin, all of Davenport; many grandchildren; great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Erasmo "Eddie" Tapia, Coal Valley, Rodrigo (Luisa) Tapia, East Moline, Maximiliano "Max" (Penny) Tapia, Hampton, Nicolas (Georgia) Tapia, Wisconsin, Margarito (Marieta) Tapia, Houston, Texas, Antonio (Lourdes) Tapia, San Antonio, Texas, Raul (Graciela) Tapia, Rafael (Lucy) Tapia, Jesus (Maria) Tapia, all of Monterey, Mexico; sisters, Isabel (Andres) Tapia de Orsorio, Baja, Calif., Maria Tapia, Cancun, and Sylvia (Elias) Tapia de Carrillo, Monterey; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Manuel and Miguel; and sister-in-law, Tammie. Condolences may be left for the family at www.sullivanellisltd.com. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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