[PDFlist] FW: Sad news

[Ipul Powaseu]

Seta
A real shock n I cannot accept the fact that she is gone so young.
Sorry Elena we will continue the good work you were so passionate about.
Rest in eternal peace.
Ipul


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  On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 at 18:26, Setareki Macanawai<CEO at pacificdisability.org> wrote:    <!--#yiv8496903870 _filtered #yiv8496903870 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv8496903870 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv8496903870 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} _filtered #yiv8496903870 {font-family:Verdana;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} _filtered #yiv8496903870 {font-family:Webdings;panose-1:5 3 1 2 1 5 9 6 7 3;}#yiv8496903870 #yiv8496903870 p.yiv8496903870MsoNormal, #yiv8496903870 li.yiv8496903870MsoNormal, #yiv8496903870 div.yiv8496903870MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif";}#yiv8496903870 a:link, #yiv8496903870 span.yiv8496903870MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv8496903870 a:visited, #yiv8496903870 span.yiv8496903870MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv8496903870 p.yiv8496903870MsoAcetate, #yiv8496903870 li.yiv8496903870MsoAcetate, #yiv8496903870 div.yiv8496903870MsoAcetate {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";}#yiv8496903870 span.yiv8496903870BalloonTextChar {font-family:"Tahoma", "sans-serif";}#yiv8496903870 span.yiv8496903870EmailStyle19 {font-family:"Verdana", "sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}#yiv8496903870 span.yiv8496903870EmailStyle20 {font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif";color:#1F497D;}#yiv8496903870 .yiv8496903870MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv8496903870 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv8496903870 div.yiv8496903870WordSection1 {}-->
Bula PDF Members, Partners and Family
 
  
 
Shocking and sad news shared by CBM Australia below in the untimely passing of our dear friend, great colleague and yet another of our champions in the disability movement in the Pacific - Ms. Elena Downe of Australia. Those of us who attended the recent 5th Pacific Regional Conference on Disability in Apia, Samoa last month would have met Elena representing CBM Australia and witnessed how passionately she was advocating for the rights, aspirations, inclusion of deaf persons in the Pacific. Those of us who also worked closely with Elena in Christian outreach work to persons with disabilities would be well familiar too with Elena's passion, commitment and faith!
 
  
 
We miss you Elena! Just as PDF looks forward to greater, bigger and better things for deaf persons in the Pacific, working with you and CBM Australia, world Federation of the Deaf, Deaf Oceania and sign language interpreters association in the region, and now you are no longer with us! May your soul rest in peace!
 
  
 
Seta
 
  
 
Setareki S. Macanawai
 
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From: Raine Dixon [mailto:RDixon at cbm.org.au] 
Sent: 19 March, 2017 2:48 PM
To: Setareki Macanawai
Subject: Sad news
 
  
 
Dear Seta
 
  
 
I tried to call earlier but was unable to reach you.
 
  
 
It is with deep sadness that I advise you that our colleague, Elena Down, died yesterday en route to a workshop International Disability Alliance in Geneva.
 
 
 
Elena, as you know, was a much-loved and highly regarded colleague both here in Australia and internationally with our many partner organisations. She has been particularly committed to working with the deaf community, including through the World Federation of the Deaf, and has been a passionate advocate for disability inclusive development. We are getting in touch with close colleagues of Elena’s today as the news is already travelling and we are taking the necessary steps to support staff in the coming days.
 
 
 
Do feel free to share this news with colleagues as you feel appropriate.
 
 
 
Please keep Elena’s family particularly and the team here in your prayers.
 
 
 
With thanks
 
Raine
 
  
 
Raine Dixon
 
Director | Inclusive Development Department
 
  
 
cbm56 Rutland Road, Box Hill VIC 3128
•Phone: +61 3 8843 4403•Fax: +61 3 8843 4545•www.cbm.org.au
 
  
 

 
  
 
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