Jose Andres Ramirez "Ping" Duenas | |
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Senator in the Guam Legislature | |
In office January 4, 1971 –January 1, 1979 | |
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam | |
In office 1987–1990 | |
Preceded by | F. Phillip Carbullido |
Succeeded by | Priscilla T. Tuncap |
Personal details | |
Born | Jose Andres Ramirez Duenas October 17,1930 Dededo,Guam |
Died | August 31,2009 78) En route to Anaheim | (aged
Resting place | Guam Memorial Park |
Political party | Democratic Party of Guam |
Spouse | Rosario "Ling" Perez Duenas |
Children | 8 |
Occupation | Politician,public servant |
Jose Andres Ramirez "Ping" Duenas (October 17,1930 - August 31,2009) was a Guamanian politician and public servant. [1] Duenas served as a Senator in the Legislature of Guam from 1971 to 1978 and was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Guam in 1990. [2]
Duenas was born on October 17,1930. [2] He resided in Dededo,Guam. [1]
In 1962,Duenas became a founding member of the Guam Employees Federal Credit Union (GGEFCU). [2] That year,Duenas and 18 other Guam government employees deposited a total of $250 USD to establish the new credit union. [2] The GGEFCU has grown substantially in terms of assets since 1962. [2]
Duenas served Guam as a public servant and politician for twenty-eight years. He worked in the Department of Administration as the auditor and chief accountant. [2] He also served as the chairman of the board of the Guam Housing Corporation and the vice president of financial affairs for the University of Guam. [2]
Duenas,a member of the Democratic Party,was elected as a Senator in the Guam Legislature,where he served from 1971 until 1978. [2] While in the legislature,he became the minority leader of the 14th Guam Legislature. [1] During this time,he wrote a series of monthly columns detailing pressing social and political problems facing the island. [1]
Duenas became the chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam for three years during the 1980s. [1] In 1990,Duenas unsuccessfully ran for Lt. Governor as the running mate of Madeleine Bordallo in the gubernatorial election. [1] [2] He also worked as the campaign treasurer for Guam Senator Frank Aguon Jr. [2]
Ping Duenas was hospitalized in Guam Memorial Hospital for a week in August 2009. [2] A decision was made to transport him to a medical facility in Anaheim,California,for medical treatment. [2]
Duenas suffered a heart attack approximately an hour before the plane was scheduled to land in Anaheim on the flight from Hawaii on August 31,2009. [1] [2] He died on the plane en route to Anaheim at the age of 78. [2] His wife,Ling Duenas;son,Tommy;and brother,Dr. Vicente Duenas;were with him at the time. [2]
Duenas' family informed the Speaker of the Guam Legislature,Judith Won Pat,that Duenas did not want a state funeral. [2] His viewing and funeral mass were held at the Santa Barbara Catholic Church in Dededo. He was buried at the Guam Memorial Park in Barrigada. [2]
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