A significant section of Guam's original airport now bears a proud name, paying homage to a local pioneer who decades ago had the foresight and belief not in what the structure at the time was, but the potential of what a modern transportation facility could be.

And it's not just the entrance, a hallway or a small corner of the A.B. Won Pat Airport that cherishes a great visionary's contributions. A major part of the property recognizes his work as the David D. Tuncap Aviation Business Park.

Guam International Airport Authority executive manager John Quinata announced, "It starts from here all the way to East Sunset Boulevard, so this whole left side of the airport. Whatever facilities are built, whichever airport operations are built, it's part of the Aviation Business Park, so it's not just this building."

Shuttling passengers and cargo is a massive undertaking both in scope and complexity, making Tuncap's tireless work even more meaningful. Joshua Tenorio, Guam's lieutenant governor, spoke with great admiration of his Uncle David, saying he looked to transformative business. "The airline industry, which transformed the economy of this island," he said. "So many of our people worked for Pan-Am ;not only did he work there from the ground-up, he rose all the way to the top! A proud Chamorro man leading on this island, an international organization, a corporation."

And very wonderfully, the dedication ceremony was held on the birthday of Tuncap's widow, Tan Dolores, known to those close to her as "Auntie Ling".

And Governor Lou Leon Guerrero said, "I knew Mr. Tuncap quite well, as president of the Bank of Guam. He'd call me up and we will talk about opportunity for our island, just as he talked about opportunities for our island with my father. But you know, these men did not just talk about opportunities, they acted."

The recognition was validation of Tuncap's broad, ambitious vision for commerce, the foundations of which he set in place long ago and that are evident today.