[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 22 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E134]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JOHN CAMACHO SALAS

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 5, 2018

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy 
of the late John Camacho Salas, Ph.D. John was a proud son of Guam and 
faithful public servant throughout his life. John served the people of 
Guam as a senator in the 24th and 25th Guam Legislatures.
  He was born on January 21, 1948 and passed away on Friday, January 
26, 2018.
  John was the son of Juan Chargualaf Salas and Ofra Camacho Salas. He 
was the eldest of nine children, and together the family traveled the 
world to various duty stations before returning to Guam in 1958. He 
graduated from Father Duenas Memorial School in 1965 and went on to 
graduate from Northern Colorado State College in 1969. John went on to 
receive his master's of arts degree in educational supervision from the 
University of Connecticut, and then a doctor of philosophy degree in 
industrial and technical management in 1974.
  John spent most of his career serving in different capacities in the 
field of education. He was a Curriculum Specialist with the Connecticut 
State Department of Education and was also the Deputy Superintendent of 
Public Instruction for the Guam Public School System. John also served 
as a consultant to the Eastern Region U.S. Navy Recruiting Command.
  John's passion and commitment to education was evident through his 
service as a professor for the Universities of Connecticut and 
Bridgeport. Most notably, John was the founding president of the Guam 
Community College and served as the 7th president of the University of 
Guam.
  John's contributions to the community spanned wider than the field of 
education. He was a talk show host on K57 AM radio and served as the 
first executive director of the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association. 
He worked in private business and owned a consulting firm specializing 
in human resources and tourism.
  He gave his time freely to charitable and civic organizations. He was 
a district governor of the Guam Lions Club and was involved with the 
Guam Red Cross, Guam Special Olympics, and the Chamorro District of the 
Boy Scouts of America. John was also a member of the College of 
Micronesia Board of Trustees and served as the chairman of the Guam 
Community College Board of Trustees.
  I will always remember John for his passion and tireless commitment 
to improving the livelihood of the people of Guam and his advocacy in 
education. I am deeply saddened by his death, and I join the people of 
Guam in celebrating his life, and recognizing and remembering his 
dedicated service to Guam. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, 
Leslie and their children Jason and Stacy. He will be missed, and his 
memory will live on in the hearts of the people of Guam.

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