Arthur Clifford Menor Funeral Memorial Fund

Hi, I am Andrew P Menor brother of Arthur "Art" Menor who passed away November 30, 2023 at 1325Hrs., 1:30pm.

Obituary of Arthur Clifford Menor

Arthur Clifford Menor Born October 1, 1958

Father was Cipriano Sampayan Menor, a farmer, butcher, and retired houseman at Stockton Golf & Country Club, Mother was Julia Lerios Menor housewife, teacher, and Licensed Vocational Nurse. Arthur was born in Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California Growing up on the family farm in French Camp, California on 10 acres across the road from Sharpe Army Depot’s Main Gate. Arthur attended grammar school through the 5th Grade at French Camp Elementary School. The family then moved to North Stockton, California, in the summer of 1969, He then attended 6th Grade at John F. Kennedy Elementary School. He then attended Daniel Webster Junior High School, 7th -9th Grade, then to 10th thru 12th grade at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School graduating with the Class of 1976. Then to San Joaquin Delta Junior College which was brand new campus on Pacific Avenue, he worked part-time at Stockton Golf & Country Club, and disc-jockey at KJOY 1280 radio station, when it was still on the northwest corner Weber Avenue and El Dorado Street. He then attended the California State University, Long Beach and was a member of the Acacia Fraternity, graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Communications. He also worked at KFI in Los Angeles as a Disc Jockey under the name of Art Young while in Southern California. Then as a had a brief stint running an advertising agency called “The Acacia West Advertising Group” in Manteca California. Media Artist for the Stockton Record, and had a brief stint running an advertising agency called “The Acacia West Advertising Group” in Manteca California. After the TSA was formed Art worked as a TSA agent in Oakland, CA., Stockton, CA. and Modesto, CA. lifting luggage up to 70 lbs. Manually inspecting luggage for illegal items such as explosives and being exposed to radiation from the scanning machines with-out proper monitoring such as dosimeters. He then worked for Hertz Rental Cars moving cars around the State of California, and Halcyon which did transportation for Union Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad (he drove railroad crews to their trains and assisted conductors by driving them to the end of the train and following them till they reached the railroad train engine).

He retired after 2022 and was ill from the wear and tear of the TSA, and becoming a victim twice from traffic accidents he experienced from traveling to Oakland, CA., and back home to Stockton. He finally passed away on November 30, 2023. His brother and his first cousin and her husband were present when he finally passed, from (cardiopulmonary arrest, cardiogenic shock, liver cirrhosis-from non-alcoholic fatty liver, and hepatic encephalopathy.