She said Marx also lived on Guam for some time.
“Marx got sick and was brought by friends to the Commonwealth Health Center for treatment in December last year. He died on Jan. 2,” she said.
Coleman did not say what Marx’s illness was.
After he died, she said they tried to contact his next of kin.
“But we cannot get in touch with any family members or relatives,” she said.
Coleman said Marx will receive full military honors during the internment.
“I am urging all the veterans to join us and pay their last respects to Marx this morning,” Coleman said.
The local VA office received donations from the American Red Cross-NMI chapter and other agencies to help make the internment services possible, she added.
Coleman is also urging all veterans on Saipan, Tinian and Rota to register and update their records with the CNMI Veterans Military Affairs office on Capital Hill.
“We don’t know how many homeless veterans we have in the islands and we cannot keep track of you all so please come and update our records at the office,” Coleman said.
“We have already buried a couple of veterans who have no families and no relatives in the past years, and as much as possible we don’t want this to happen so please get in touch with us,” she said.
The CNMI is home to over a thousand veterans, with over 900 staying on Saipan while the rest are on Tinian and Rota.
