Relatives, friends, students and staff members at the National University of Samoa are mourning the sudden passing away of the Director of Oloamanu Centre for Professional Development, Lafotanoa Telesia Lafotanoa.
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She passed away at the beginning of the week as a result of an accident at Tuana’imato.
Contacted for a comment, her family politely declined.
It was also not possible to get a comment from Assistant Police Commissioner, Fauono Talalelei Tapu, as he was busy with the Small Island Developing States conference.
According to close sources, however, Lafotanoa was on her way to her Si’usega home when the incident occurred. She reportedly had a heart attack.
Lafotanoa was employed by the University for thirteen years first as an English lecturer with the Faculty of Arts and then as a Publications Manager at the Centre of Samoan Studies.
She held a Master of Arts Degree with Honors in English from Auckland University and a Secondary Teaching Diploma from the Auckland College of Education.
She was educated at St Joan of Arc Primary School at Leulumoega, Paul VI College and then St. Mary’s College.
Lafotanoa hails from Vailu’utai.
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