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Ricardo J. Bordallo

The Honorable
Ricardo Bordallo
2nd and 4th Governor of Guam
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987
Lieutenant Edward Diego Reyes
Preceded by Paul McDonald Calvo
Succeeded by Joseph Franklin Ada
In office
January 6, 1975 – January 1, 1979
Lieutenant Rudy Sablan
Preceded by Carlos Camacho
Succeeded by Paul McDonald Calvo
Senator in the Guam Legislature
In office
January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1971
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Guam
In office
1961–1963
Preceded by Position Established
Succeeded by Adrian L. Cristobal
In office
1971–1973
Preceded by Joaquin A. Perez
Succeeded by Francisco Carbullido
Personal details
Born Ricardo Jerome Bordallo
(1927-12-11)December 11, 1927
Hagåtña, Guam
Died January 31, 1990(1990-01-31) (aged 62)
Chief Quipuha Park, Agana, Guam
Resting place Pigo Cemetery, Anigua
Nationality Guamanian
Political party Democratic Party of Guam
Spouse(s) Madeleine Mary Zeien (m. 1953; wid. 1990)
Children Deborah Bordallo
Alma mater University of San Francisco
Profession Businessman, Politician

Ricardo Jerome "Ricky" Bordallo /bərˈdælj/ (December 11, 1927 – January 31, 1990) was a Guamanian politician, businessman, and member of the Democratic Party of Guam. He served as Governor of Guam from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1983 to 1987.

Ricardo Jerome Bordallo was born in Hagåtña, Guam. He was the son of Baltazar Jeronimo Bordallo (August 8, 1900 – May 1984) as a businessman, who died when his father was 83, and his mother Josefina Torres Pangelinan. He was the first child of a family including his brother Paul Joseph Bordallo (1930–2007), who was a former senator. BJ Bordallo was a popular politician from the 1930s to 1950s. Ricardo Bordallo attended the University of San Francisco before returning to Guam and becoming a successful businessman and car dealer. Among other positions, he was the proprietor of "Ricky's Suburban Club," a restaurant and bar in Tamuning, Guam. Bordallo also established "Ricky's Auto Company" in the mid 50's which became Toyota's first American car dealer.

He was married to Madeleine Zeien Bordallo in 1953; together they have one daughter Deborah, and one grandchild, Nicole Nelson. Bordallo's widow was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1990, and served as Lieutenant Governor of Guam from 1995 to 2003, and as the island's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives since 2003.


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