<div dir="auto">RIP Joscho,  you're just a great advocator for persons with disabilities in the Pacific. Thank you for being a very good person,  a working hard and a kind heart person. 🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ love from Te Toa Matoa. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Tabaia Iakobwa </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 20 Mar 2023, 22:44 Caleb Nelly, <<a href="mailto:calebn.vdpa@gmail.com">calebn.vdpa@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Laisa<div>So sudden to hear about this loss,it's unbelievable,We lost another great champion,</div><div>On behalf of the VDPA board,staff and members, we share our condolences to his families, Colleagues and friends at this sad time.God continues to comfort the hearts of the families,colleagues and friends at this sad time.</div><div>Josco,</div><div> you were with us in Vanuatu last year and even in the conference in Nadi last month</div><div>You are a mentor, a true leader and an inspirer,a great advocator. you name it<br></div><div>We will surely miss you bro.till that glorious morning brother.</div><div><br></div><div>Blessings</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 20 Mar 2023 at 15:47, Laisa Vereti <<a href="mailto:Laisa.Vereti@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Laisa.Vereti@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">It is with a very heavy heart that I share with you the passing of our dear colleague, champion, advocate, and leader in the Disability Community in the Pacific
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Laisa Vereti</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Pacific Disability Forum | Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(23,55,94)">Skype: laisa_vereti</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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