The children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of the late Lesaisaea Fa’asega and Tofiga-o- Nafanua Lesaisaea gathered for a celebration of their late forebears at the laoa i Samoa, Papa, Sataua, last Saturday.
The occasion was the unveiling of Lesaisaea and Tofiga’s tombstone as well as the official opening of a family home.
The family invited the village’s E.F.K.S Reverend, Amuia Seuala, close family members and the Village Council for the celebration.
Family elder, Tagi Tupa’i Ti’iti’i, spoke on behalf of the family to thank the village and the guests. Also present was the family’s sa’o, Lesaisaea Niualuga Tavita.
Lesa Fa’asega and Tofiga had four children.
They were Aunei Sekone, Vaitogi Samuelu, Toganiu Tavita and the youngest, Levaopolo Alopopo Ramese.
All four have passed on.
On Saturday, while Vaitogi’s daughter, Luka Roberts, cut the ribbon to open the house, Alopopo’s eldest son, Mano Mamae Fa’asega, cut the ribbon and read out the words on his grandparents’ tombstone. The head Carpenter for both projects was another son of the family, Tolu Maiava.
The formalities were followed by a feast and the exchange of gifts.
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