(B: 1956 - D: 2021)

GUMATAOTAO, AGUSTIN AGUON
Fr., OFM Cap.
aka Pale' Gus, Fr. Gus

Father: Agustin Ungacta Gumataotao (dec.)*
Mother: Rosa Fejerang Aguon (maiden) (dec.)

Fr. Agustin A. Gumataotao, OFM Cap. entered the Minor Seminary at Father Duenas Memorial School (FDMS) and graduated from there in 1974.

Pale Gus, as he is affectionately known, entered the Capuchin order on 8/31/1976 at the Capuchin novitiate in Milton, Massachusetts and later studied theology in New York.

Pale Gus returned to Guam and was ordained on 10/23/1982 by then-Bishop Felixberto C. Flores.

After years of service in various parishes in Guam and Saipan, Pale Gus retired in 2019 due to health concerns. He passed away on 2/12/2021.

* (dec.) = Deceased


Source(s) & Image Credit(s):
* Obituary for Fr. Gus, The Guam Daily Post, Posted online: 2/13/2021
* Michael Duenas Cruz

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