[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5599]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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             TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ALBERT TAITANO CARBULLIDO

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                        HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 4, 2001

  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, the island of Guam bids farewell to an 
esteemed public servant. Albert Taitano Carbullido, a colleague in the 
field of government service and public administration, passed away on 
March 23, 2001, at the age of eighty-two.
  He was born on January 19, 1919, in the village of Agat, Guam--the 
son of Antonio Pangelinan and Maria Taitano Carbullido. On September 
23, 1945, he married the former Nieves Pangelinan Martinez. They had 
eight children: Concepcion, Bernadita, Catalina, Clara, Jaime, Sylvia, 
Paulina, and Antonio. He was the patriarch of his family--greatly loved 
by his children and grandchildren. He touched the lives of many 
nephews, nieces and their children. He understood the meaning of family 
and served as a role model for parenting on Guam.
  Mr. Carbullido's legacy lies in the field of community and public 
service. He served in executive capacities for the Guam legislature, 
the Guam Election Commission and the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal 
Authority. He was also chosen to sit in a number of Government of Guam 
boards and commissions. He was a member of the Chamorro Heritage 
Foundation, the Guam Economic Development Authority, and the Agency for 
Human Resource and Development. He also served as the Arbitrator for 
the Guam Federation of Teachers (GFT)/Department of Education Grievance 
Board. In addition to his government service, his record also includes 
employment in the private sector where he worked in various capacities 
for the Bank of America, the Bank of Guam, and James Lee Enterprises.
  Civic activities and affiliations led Mr. Carbullido towards 
leadership posts in a number of the island's civic organizations. Aside 
from being the founder of the Guam Diabetes Association, he was also 
active with Rotary Club of Guam and the Young Men's League of Guam. 
Within the Roman Catholic Church, he served as a Eucharistic Minister. 
He belonged to the parish of Our Lady of the Waters in Mongmong. He was 
also a member of the Holy Name Society and the Knights of Columbus.
  I personally knew Mr. Carbullido for nearly 30 years. He was the 
quintessential public servant. He provided public service in a number 
of capacities and he did so with a dignity and demeanor which was 
inspiring. He was honest, dignified, intelligent and conscientious. He 
was an excellent role model. We all had notions about his political 
loyalties, but politics always took a back seat to public service in 
all of the positions which he took on during his life.
  Albert Taitano Carbullido leaves behind not only a grateful wife and 
family, but a grateful island. I join his family in celebrating his 
life, honoring his achievements and mourning the loss of a husband, 
father, community leader, and fellow public servant.

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