[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF DELFINA TYQUIENGCO AGUIGUI

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 22, 2013

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service 
of Delfina Tyquiengco Aguigui, a devoted educator and public servant on 
Guam. She was born in the village of Merizo on December 1, 1921 to 
Ignacio Babauta Aguigui and Buevenida Tyquiengco Aguigui. She passed 
away on September 21, 2013 at the age of 91.
  Delfina dedicated herself to educating Guam's youth. Upon graduating 
from Syracuse University in New York, she returned to Guam as a teacher 
within the Guam public school system. She went on to become the 
principal of George Washington High School in Mangilao, Associate 
Superintendent for Secondary Education, and then the Deputy Director of 
the Guam Department of Education. In these capacities, she worked to 
improve the quality of education for Guam's public school students. She 
was also a member of the University of Guam faculty where she was 
responsible for student housing.
  Delfina also worked to improve the federal-territorial relationship 
between the United States and Guam. In 1975, she was appointed to the 
13th Guam Legislature's Political Status Commission, which worked to 
educate the people of Guam on the need to review Guam's political 
relationship with the U.S. This Commission organized the first formal 
plebiscite, which was held in September of 1976, where the people of 
Guam expressed their desire to improve Guam's political relationship 
with the U.S. In 1976 Delfina was also appointed the Executive Director 
of the Guam American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and organized 
local festivities to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the American 
Revolution.
  Delfina will be missed by all who knew her. I extend my sincere 
condolences to her family, friends, and loved ones. I join the people 
of Guam in honoring her for her many contributions to our island and 
people.

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