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Guam mayors present resolution for late governor
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Posted on Nov 18 2006
Four Guam mayors paid a courtesy visit on Saipan to present a resolution expressing their heartfelt condolences for the passing of former CNMI governor Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero.
Dededo Mayor Melissa B. Savares, Mangilao Mayor Nito C. Blas, Yigo Mayor Robert Sanchez Lizama and Barrigada Mayor Jessie B. Palican presented the resolution to former first lady Matilde Deleon Guerrero at the Saipan Municipal Council office in Chalan Kanoa Friday afternoon.
“The late Hon. Lorenzo Iglecias Deleon Guerrero is described as one of the Commonwealth’s great leaders who had earned his place in history as a founding father of the Commonwealth, and was a man of unquestionable integrity, honesty, and high morals who treated all persons from governors to laborers with politeness,” reads part of the resolution.
Savares read the resolution, adding that the late governor “will be sorely missed by his grand- and great-grandchildren.”
Matilde Deleon Guerrero, who was flanked by some of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, wiped away tears throughout the reading of the resolution. She thanked the mayors for the resolution.
Lizama handed the resolution to Matilde Deleon Guerrero. Blas and Palican also gave brief speeches during the occasion.
The four mayors are members of the Association of Mariana Islands’ Mayors, Vice-Mayors, and Elected Municipal Council Members.
Antonia Tudela, Marian Tudela and Angel Hocog of the Saipan and Northern Islands Municipal Council, as well as Municipal Council members from Rota, attended the presentation Friday.
Savares said the Association of Mariana Islands’ Mayors, Vice-Mayors, and Elected Municipal Council Members adopted the resolution in October.
She said that extending the resolution to the family of the late governor was just “perfect” as the AMIM members flew to Saipan in time for the association’s election of officers held on Tinian Saturday.
The Guam mayors will fly back to their respective districts today.
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[B]Photo caption:[/B] From left, Mangilao Mayor Nito C. Blas, Yigo Mayor Robert Sanchez Lizama, Barrigada Mayor Jessie B. Palican and Dededo Mayor Melissa B. Savares pose with former first lady Matilde Villagomez Deleon Guerrero, center, after giving her a resolution expressing the heartfelt condolences of the Association of Mariana Islands Mayors, Vice Mayors and Elected Municipal Council Members to the family of the late former CNMI governor Lorenzo Iglesias Deleon Guerrero at the Saipan Municipal Council Office Friday. (Jacqueline Hernandez)
