{"id":204916,"date":"2015-06-24T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=204916"},"modified":"2015-06-24T06:00:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T20:00:53","slug":"legislature-honors-juan-c-tenorio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/legislature-honors-juan-c-tenorio\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislature honors Juan C. Tenorio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Legislature last week recognized Juan C. Tenorio for his military service and professional achievements in the filed of engineering.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204921\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a attid=\"204921\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Juan-pix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Juan-pix-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Juan C. Tenorio, in military uniform, is surrounded by family members and lawmakers during a ceremony on Capital Hill last week honoring Tenorio\u2019s military and professional achievements.  (Contributed Photo)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-204921\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-204921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan C. Tenorio, in military uniform, is surrounded by family members and lawmakers during a ceremony on Capital Hill last week honoring Tenorio\u2019s military and professional achievements.  (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the highlights of his military career was his promotion to the rank of colonel in August 1985. He retired after 30 years of \u201cadmirable service\u201d from the Army in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>House Resolution 19-10 was earlier passed to honor Tenorio.<\/p>\n<p>In the official recognition, the Legislature cited Tenorio\u2019s unique personal achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the sense of this Legislative body to recognize that the quality and character of life in the communities across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of this unique individual who have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence,\u201d the citation read.<\/p>\n<p>Tenorio was commissioned as a second lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, through the Army ROTC program and proudly attained a Bachelor of Civil Engineering Degree from the College of Engineering, Marquette University in Milwaukee in 1962.<\/p>\n<p>Tenorio\u2019s loyal military service involved temporary duty assignments as platoon leader, 263rd Engineer Battalion to eventually become Commander, 302d Engineer Battalion in Guam (1981-1985) and State Military\u2019s Support Office, Guam (1985-1988), and Officer in Charge, U.S. Reserve Western Pacific (1985-1989).<\/p>\n<p>Tenorio\u2019s extensive civilian professional experiences includes Junior Highway Engineer, Los Angeles County, CA, all the way to becoming director, (Department of Public Works, government of Guam, 1969-1971).<\/p>\n<p>He also became president and CEO for the Guam and CNMI branches of his firms for 41 years (1971-2012), Juan C. Tenorio &#038; Associates, Inc., Juan C. Tenorio, P.C. Consulting Engineers, and JC Tenono Engineers &#038; Associates, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>These were just a few of the long list of accomplishments Tenorio had during a long and distinguished career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legislature last week recognized Juan C. 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