[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 103 (Friday, July 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF REINA ARCE LEDDY

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 10, 2009

  Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Reina Arce Leddy, 
President of the Guam Chamber of Commerce, for her dedication and 
service to our community. Reina passed away on Thursday morning, July 
2, 2009, on Guam.
  In November 2007, Reina was appointed President of the Guam Chamber 
of Commerce. As the Chamber's President and Chief Executive Officer, 
Reina led and promoted the Chamber's programs. Before assuming the 
Presidency, Reina worked with the Chamber since 1991 as an assistant to 
the President. In that capacity Reina supervised Chamber staff, and 
managed all aspects of Chamber's community relations, special events 
and publications. An energetic and focused professional, Reina staffed 
the Chamber's Committees on the Armed Forces, Maritime Affairs, Small 
Business, Tourism, and Retail-Wholesale Merchants. Reina also served as 
the Chamber chief administrative officer where she was entrusted by the 
Board of Directors with managing the Chamber's organizational 
structure, with the effective execution of its policies and procedures, 
the maintenance of its membership and the organization's long range 
planning.
  Reina graduated from the University of Guam where she majored in 
Finance and Economics and East Asian Studies with an emphasis on Japan. 
While at UOG she also pursued a minor in Management. The government of 
Japan awarded Reina a Japanese Government Scholarship as a research 
student at Hiroshima University's Intensive Japanese Language Course. 
She also studied at Kagawa University.
  In addition to her duties as Chamber President, Reina is a member of 
the American Chambers of Commerce Executives (ACCE), the Asia Pacific 
Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) and the Civilian 
Advisory Council at Andersen Air Force Base.
  Reina's spirit of community extends to her home village of Mangilao 
and the parish of Santa Teresita Catholic Church. An accomplished 
pianist, Reina, and her husband, David, a professional guitarist, 
shared their love of music as the leaders of their church choir. Born 
on November 24, 1963, to Reynaldo Arce and Consolacion San Nicolas 
Mendiola, and married to David P. Leddy on May 31, 1986, Reina left us 
at the young age of 45 but leaves behind a legacy that will live for 
many years to come.
  My condolences, sympathies and prayers go out to her family and loved 
ones and to all who knew her and were touched by her joyous spirit and 
never-ending smile.

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