[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 140 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1597-E1598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SENATOR JESUS (JESS) Q. TORRES

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 17, 2014

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of my friend Jesus ``Jess'' Q. Torres. Mr. Torres served as a Senator 
in the 16th Guam Legislature. Senator Torres passed away on November 
10, 2014 at the age of 72.
   Senator Torres was born on August 14, 1942 to Jose Pangelinan and 
Felecita Quinene Torres. He graduated from George Washington High 
School. He attended the University of Nebraska, where he graduated with 
a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.
   Mr. Torres served in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969 and 
was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant. After his time in the 
Army, Jess became a staff assistant to the late Governor Carlos G. 
Camacho. Jess went on to serve as the Deputy Director of the Department 
of Land Management and then as the Administrative Director of the 15th 
Guam Legislature.
   Jess was then elected to the 16th Guam Legislature where he served 
from 1981 to 1982. After his time at the Guam Legislature, he was 
appointed by Governor Joseph Ada to be the Executive Manager of the 
Guam International Airport Authority from January 1987 to January 1995. 
During his term, he oversaw the construction of the current terminal at 
the GIAA, which was designated as the Antonio B. Won Pat Guam 
International Airport Authority, in honor of Guam's first Delegate to 
Congress.
   In 2003, Jess was chosen by Governor Felix Camacho to serve on the 
GIAA's Board of Directors and he chaired the Committee on Personnel. In 
2004, he was appointed to a second term as GIAA's Executive Manager. 
During this term, Jess is credited for turning around five consecutive 
years of losses and reducing the expenditures of the GIAA. He was also 
recognized for his efficiency and management skills that led to vast 
improvements at the Airport Authority.
   Mr. Torres has also served on the Board of Directors of the Guam 
Economic Development Authority. He played an active role in politics on 
Guam and served as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Guam, where 
he was instrumental in the party's success and maintaining party unity.
   I am deeply saddened by the passing of Senator Jess Torres, and I 
join the people of Guam in celebrating his life and recognizing his 
dedicated service to Guam. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, 
loved ones and friends. He will be missed, and his memory will live on 
in the hearts of the people of Guam.

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