[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING THE LIFE OF MR. DEANNE IGNACIO TAJALLE

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2006

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Mr. 
Deanne Ignacio Tajalle, who passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2006, at 
the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Deanne 
sustained severe injuries as a result of an explosion that occurred in 
March while he was servicing a military vehicle as a civilian 
contractor supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deanne was born February 
27, 1969, to Benjamin S. and Doris Quitugua Tajalle of Columbia, South 
Carolina, formerly residents of Guam.
  I join with our local leaders on behalf of our community on Guam in 
offering our sincerest condolences to the family of Deanne Tajalle, 
especially his wife Faapepele Hunkin Tajalle, who is a Staff Sergeant 
in the United States Army and also an Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, 
and their three children, Nicole, Victoria, and Dean Junior. Our 
thoughts and prayers are also with his brother, Benjamin S. Tajalle, 
Jr., his sisters, Yvonne T. Decker, Candy T. Muna, and Pamela T. 
Ibanez, and his father-and-mother-in-law, Fuatau and Miriama Hunkin of 
Nuuuli, American Samoa.
  Our community on Guam appreciates Deanne's service to our country. I 
join our Pacific island family in honoring his service and his 
sacrifice. We honor Deanne's commitment to his children, his devotion 
to his wife, and his dedication to his parents.
  The people of Guam extend to the Tajalle and Hunkin families their 
most heartfelt gratitude and respect during this time of loss. We take 
this occasion to reflect upon Deanne's character, his service, and his 
commitment to the United States Army and to his country. May God Bless 
his family and friends and those whose lives he touched. And may God 
Bless America.

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