| 词条 | Tony Palomo |
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| name = Antonio "Tony" Palomo | image = | caption = | office = Senator of the 12th, 14th, and 15th Guam Legislature | term_start = January 1, 1973 | term_end = January 5, 1981 | birth_name = Antonio Manibusan Palomo | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|6|13}} | birth_place = Agana (now Hagåtña), Guam | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|2|1|1931|6|13}} | death_place = Tamuning, Guam | occupation = Politician, historian, journalist, columnist, academic | nationality = | party = Republican Party of Guam | spouse = Margarita Manibusan | nickname = Tony | alma_mater = Marquette University | signature = }}Antonio "Tony" Manibusan Palomo (June 13, 1931 – February 1, 2013) was a Guamanian politician, historian, journalist, columnist, and academic.[1] Palomo served as a senator in the Legislature of Guam and the director of the Guam Museum from December 1995 to June 2007.[1][2][3][4] Early lifePalomo was born in Agana, Guam, (present-day Hagåtña) on June 13, 1931, the oldest of nine children of Vicente Gogo Palomo and Dolores "Lydia" Mendiola Manibusan.[2][4] He attended both Padre Palomo and Agana Elementary Schools.[4] He was ten years old when Japanese forces attacked Guam on December 8, 1941, leading to the occupation of the island during World War II.[1] Palomo graduated from Belmont Abbey College Prep School in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1950.[3] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the College of Journalism at Marquette University, a Jesuit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1954.[3] He began his journalism career as a Milwaukee Sentinel copy boy while attending Marquette.[4] Palomo returned to Guam following his graduation from Marquette.[4] He married his wife, Margarita, in 1958 and the couple raised their ten children in Tamuning.[1][3] CareerJournalismPalomo began his journalism career in Guam as a proofreader and general assignment reporter for the Guam Daily News.[4] (The Guam Daily News is a predecessor to the modern-day Pacific Daily News newspaper).[1] He served as the assistant managing editor and sports editor of the Guam Daily News from 1954 until 1963.[1] In addition to his work for the Pacific Daily News, Palomo also worked as a Guam-based correspondent for the Associated Press and a reporter for the Pacific-edition of the Stars and Stripes,[4] reporting on the Vietnam War during the era.[1] Palomo was also involved with other magazines and newspapers as well. He edited the weekly newspaper, Pacifican; served as both the publisher and editor of the monthly magazine, Pacific Profile; and worked as the editor of the daily newspaper, Pacific Journal.[4] Political careerIn 1969, Palomo served as the President of the first Constitutional Convention of Guam.[4] He was also a member of the first Commission on Self-Determination for Guam.[4] He attended the South Pacific Conference, the predecessor of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, held in Noumea, New Caledonia, in 1969 as Guam's official delegate to the conference.[4] Palomo advised the delegation of the United States to the South Pacific Commission.[4] For a short time, Palomo was the general manager of the Guam Tourist Commission, the forerunner of the modern-day Guam Visitors Bureau.[4] Tony Palomo became the special assistant to the first elected Governor of Guam, Carlos Camacho.[4] Palomo was also the records manager and administrative director of the 8th Guam Legislature prior to running for elected office.[4] Palomo was elected as a Senator during the 12th, 14th, and 15th Guam Legislatures during the 1970s and early 1980s.[1] He served as the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Territorial and Federal Affairs during his tenure as a senator.[4] After leaving office, Palomo became a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Interior in 1982.[4] From 1986 until 1994, Palomo was a Department of the Interior desk officer for American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as an Interior Department's Guam field representative.[1][4][5] He held the position of acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Territorial and International Affairs for a time.[4] HistorianA historian who specialized in the history of Guam, Palomo taught history at the University of Guam and Guam Community College.[1] In 1984, he published "An Island in Agony," a book documenting the Chamorro experience during World War II and the Japanese occupation of Guam.[1] Palomo served as the Director of the Guam Museum from December 1995 to June 2007.[2][3] Palomo oversaw the opening of an exhibit of Guamanian history at the Micronesia Mall beginning in April 2004, which has attracted more than 200,000 visitors to date.[3] Palomo was a strong advocate for the construction of a permanent building for the Guam Museum. He retired as the museum's director on June 13, 2007.[4] On February 5, 2013, just four days after Palomo's death, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new $27 million permanent museum, which was scheduled to open in 2014.[6] The groundbreaking for the museum, which will be built at Skinner Plaza in Hagåtña, was attended by Palomo's widow, Margaret, and Governor Eddie Calvo.[6] Gov. Eddie Calvo paid tribute to Palomo during the ceremony, as well as another prominent Guamanian historian, Dirk Ballendorf, who died on February 4, 2013.[6] DeathTony Palomo died at Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning, Guam, on February 1, 2013, at the age of 81.[2] He was survived by his wife, Margarita, and nine of their ten children.[2] A state funeral was held for Palomo at the Legislature of Guam on February 11, 2013.[7] His eulogy was given by former Senator Eddie Duenas, while singers Jesse Bias and Ruby Aquiningoc Santos sang The Star-Spangled Banner and The Guam Hymn.[7] Palomo, who was a member of St. Anthony/St. Victor Catholic Church, was buried at Pigo Cemetery.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite news|first=Jerick|last=Sablan|title=Former senator Palomo dies at 81|url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130203/NEWS01/302030317/Former-senator-Palomo-dies-81|work=Pacific Daily News|publisher=|date=2013-02-02|accessdate=2013-02-14|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130411014217/http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130203/NEWS01/302030317/Former-senator-Palomo-dies-81|archivedate=2013-04-11|df=}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news |first=Josh|last=Tyquiengco|title=Guam Historian, and Former Senator, Tony Palomo Has Passed Away. He Was 81. |url=http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31188:guam-historian-and-former-senator-tony-palomo-has-passed-away-&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156 |work= Pacific News Center |publisher= |date=2013-02-03 |accessdate=2013-02-14}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Tony Palomo, Advisor and author |url=http://guampedia.com/tony-palomo/ |work= Guampedia |publisher= |date=|accessdate=2013-02-14}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 {{cite news |first=Madeleine|last=Bordallo|title=Recognizing Antonio Manibusan Palomo = Speech of Hon. Madeleine Bordallo of Guam in the House of Representatives |url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r110:E20JY7-0027: |work= Rep. Madeleine Bordallo |publisher=Library of Congress Congressional Record 110th Congress (2007-2008) |date=2007-07-20 |accessdate=2013-02-19}} 5. ^{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Tony Palomo Passes Away |url=http://www.kuam.com/story/20940645/2013/02/02/tony-palomo-passes-away |work= KUAM |publisher= |date=2013-02-03 |accessdate=2013-02-14}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|first=Jerick|last=Sablan|title=Ground broken for a Guam museum|url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130206/NEWS01/302060313/Ground-broken-Guam-museum|work=Pacific Daily News|publisher=|date=2013-02-06|accessdate=2013-02-14|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130411015924/http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130206/NEWS01/302060313/Ground-broken-Guam-museum|archivedate=2013-04-11|df=}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news |first=Dance|last=Aoki|title=Palomo honored at funeral |url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130212/NEWS01/302120304/Palomo-honored-funeral |work= Pacific Daily News |publisher= |date=2013-02-12 |accessdate=2013-02-14}} External links
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