[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING FORMER GUAM COMMISSIONER JOSE ESPINSOA SANTOS

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 30, 2011

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service 
of Jose Espinosa Santos, former Commissioner of the Guam villages of 
Mongmong-Toto-Maite. Mr. Santos passed away at the age of 77 on March 
9, 2011 at Parkview Community Hospital in Riverside, California.
  Mr. Santos was born in Guam on June 23, 1933 to Tomas Taitano and 
Joaquina Mata Espinosa Santos. In 1973, he was elected to serve as 
Commissioner for the villages of Mongmong-Toto-Maite, in Guam. After 
serving for four years as Commissioner, Mr. Santos continued to serve 
Guam in several capacities within the Mayors' Council of Guam, 
including Special Assistant to the Chief Commissioner, Deputy Chief 
Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Director. In 
addition to his public service, Mr. Espinosa was also active in the 
Catholic Community as an ordained Deacon for the Archdiocese of Agana 
at the Dulce Nombre De Maria Cathedral-Basilica.
  I join our community in mourning the loss of Jose Espinosa Santos, 
and I offer my condolences to his wife, Pilar Rosario Cepeda Santos, 
his 10 children, 27 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and his many 
families, friends, and loved ones. May God bless the family and friends 
of Jose Espinosa Santos, God bless Guam, and God bless the United 
States of America.

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