ðˈʌs ɪt wʌz ðæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ˈæftɚ ðə kəmplˈiːʃən ʌvðə wˈɜːk, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðə blˈiːtʃɚz ðɪ ˈiːst sˈaɪd ænd ɹˈuːf wˈʌn wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ tɹˈɪbjuːt ɪn lˈaɪf hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd nˈæʃənəl ænd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɛvɹəl nˈæʃənəl, ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlənz ænd ˈiːvən kɐnˈeɪdiən tˈiːmz.
Thus it was that in 1996, after the completion of the work, which included the bleachers the east side and roof-1 was given a tribute in life he was selected national and member of several national, Guatemalans and even Canadian teams.