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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
PRESS RELEASE
(for immediate release – November 26, 2007)
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Governor Togiola Offers Condolences on Passing of
Associate Judge Sagapolutele Malaeola
(UTULEI) – Governor Togiola Tulafono today offered the following statement upon learning of the passing of Associate Judge Sagapolutele Malaeola:
STATEMENT
“I was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of one of American Samoa’s most notable and humble public servants Associate Judge Sagapolutele Malaeola.
Judge Sagapolutele committed his professional life serving the people of American Samoa in all three branches of government beginning with the Department of Education, then the Legislature, and most recently, the Judicial branch. The leaders and the people of American Samoa are grateful for Judge Sagapolutele’s lifelong dedication and passion for public service.
He also served as a matai and a deacon where he espoused the importance of practicing the faasamoa with God’s love and guidance.
To him we owe a great deal of gratitude and appreciation for his service and contribution in both government and village life and especially for the legacy he leaves behind for the church, family, and village.
On behalf of the Territory and people of American Samoa, Mary Ann joins me in offering to the children, Judge Sagapolutele’s brothers and sisters, and the entire Sagapolutele Family our sincerest sympathy and condolences.
May God’s love and grace comfort and strengthen the children and the Sagapolutele family during this very difficult and challenging time.”
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