Auntie Charo's Soapbox

While Tony Leon Guerrero worked with GEDA in its infant stages, he got with Jack De Mello and spent really big bucks on putting music together that painted a portrait of Guam using music as its canvas. Many didn't like the idea of spending the money....the project wasn't cheap, Jack De Mello from Hawaii doesn't come cheap, nor does working with the London Philharmonic orchestra....yet, the finished product was something that was something that was something that Guam could be proud of. Unfortunately, few pushed the sale of the CDs and tapes, most of them being given away by GVB as give-aways on their trips abroad.
Tony LG was a friend to the local artists. Whenever someone needed help with a project that had to do with something that had to do with the Chamorro culture, he went out of his way to promote the project and would help finance the project. He's gone now, and the light's dim for those that need the 'push' that he gave the struggling artists and crafts people.
So today, it wasn't only the bankers that mourned the passing of Tony LG, the artists and craftmen and women of Guam mourn his passing as well. Fare the well, dear friend, and thank you for all that you did for those that came for your help. God Speed!