Joey Munos after winning his third state title (Photos/Mary Christen, The Guillotine)Services have been announced for Joey Munos, three-time Minnesota high school state champ who wrestled at Ohio University and Rochester (Minn.) Community and Technical College.
The Guillotine, a newsmagazine and website that covers wrestling in the state of Minnesota, reported Thursday that "Joe Munos, 23, of South St. Paul passed away unexpectedly on June 13, 2017."
Visitation for Joseph R. "Pogie" Munos will take place Sunday, June 18 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at River Valley Church, 875 Blue Gentian Road, Eagan, Minn. Funeral services will be held at the church on Monday at 10:00 a.m., with one hour of visitation prior to the service.
Joey Munos compiled a record of 209-27 at South St. Paul (Photos/Mary Christen, The Guillotine)Munos won three consecutive Minnesota state wrestling titles (2010-2012) for South St. Paul High School, where he compiled a 209-27 record concluding on a 112-match win streak. After graduating from South St. Paul High in 2012, Munos headed to Ohio University in Athens, where he wrestled for the Bobcats at 133 pounds. He later transferred to Rochester Community and Technical College where he competed at 141 pounds for the Yellowjackets.
According to his Facebook page, Munos worked at St. Paul Regional Water Service. His obituary in the St. Paul Pioneer Press described Munos as an avid outdoors man who loved fishing, hunting and four-wheeling.
Dakota Tom, three-time Minnesota state mat champ who was a long-time friend and teammate of Munos' at RCTC, posted this message on his own Facebook page: "After taking all day to try to process the horrible news I was given this morning I'm at lost and so is the world. We lost an amazing person to the toxins that fill this world. My memories of us battling for state titles when we were 8 years old, training and hanging out over the years we grew up and even being college teammates will never fade but become more vivid. Will always love you Joe Munos and please say hi to my mother for me, brother. R.I.P."
"Sad to hear such a great individual has left us so early," Destin McCauley, five-time Minnesota state champ and NCAA Division II titlewinner, wrote on Facebook of his friend, Joey Munos. "I remember all the times you and Jesse would come to (Apple) Valley for workouts. I got to know you and your family as time went on and it was on honor to be your friend. You were an athlete with a humble personality that made everyone love you so much. That one time your family invited mine to your family's chili cook off has always been a great memory of mine. We played football and I'm pretty sure there was some grass wrestling as well. You recently just commented on my baby boy and saying he will be a beast and no more brawl drills and I couldn't help but laugh at that. So when my boy gets older I'm not calling it brawl drill anymore, it's the Joey drill. You are missed by many my man, rest easy. Much love and prayers from the McCauley family."
Randy Rager, who coached Munos at Rochester Community and Technical College, posted the following on Facebook:
Munos is survived by his parents, Mike and Julie Munos, four siblings, and other relatives, along with a girlfriend, Jessaca.
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