Members of the Sword family singing in memory of Utu Abe Malae

Members of the Sword family singing in memory of Utu Abe Malae at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium Wednesday evening during Utu's family service. Prior to the song, Gary Sword (in white) spoke about Utu, who is considered a brother to the family. Gary also presented to Utu’s sister, a plaque from the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. where Utu served as executive director several years ago in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Ute will be laid to rest later today following a church service at the CCCAS Amouli. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]