by Sabrina Salas Matanane

Guam - State funeral services were held today for the late retired Tamuning mayor Gregorio Acosta Calvo. He served as assistant commissioner of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon from 1961 to 1965 and then as commissioner/mayor for twenty years until 1985.

Calvo was a sports enthusiast, serving as a youth coach for baseball, basketball and soccer. For 18 years he served as the Guam Little League baseball district administrator and also helped plan the first South Pacific Games in Guam in 1975.

Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow at Saint Anthony's Catholic Church in Tamuning tomorrow with internment to follow at the Guam Memorial Park in Leyang, Barrigada.