[PDFlist] FW: Sad news

[Caleb Nelly]

Our deep sympathy to her family and NOLA members
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time
blessings

On Thu, 25 Nov 2021 at 16:18, June Riemer <juner at fpdn.org.au> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Sending prayers for the family and the loss of another strong advocate for
> the rights and capacity of our people living with disability.
>
> Please pass on our thoughts from his Australian community.
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> *June Riemer*
> *Deputy Chief Executive Officer*
> *First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)*
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> Winner of the 2014 National Disability Award -
> Improving Advocacy and Rights Promotion
> *"**I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on
> which we journey."*
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Nov 2021 at 14:26, Setareki Macanawai <
> Setareki.Macanawai at pacificdisability.org> wrote:
>
>> Bula Colleagues
>>
>>
>>
>> Truly a huge loss for Samoa, our region and our growing collective
>> efforts on disability data. Fono, you will be certainly missed and may your
>> leadership, passion and commitment encourage the rest of us to build on
>> your legacy!
>>
>>
>>
>> Seta
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* WG_Secretariat (CDC) <WG_Secretariat at cdc.gov>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 25, 2021 2:06 AM
>> *To:* WG_Secretariat (CDC) <WG_Secretariat at cdc.gov>
>> *Cc:* Weeks, Julie A. (CDC/DDPHSS/NCHS/DAE) <jad3 at cdc.gov>;
>> jhmadans at gmail.com
>> *Subject:* Sad news
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Washington Group members,
>>
>>
>>
>> It is with great sorrow that we share that Aliimuamua Malaefono (Fono)
>> Ala Taua Faasalaina, Chief Statistician of the Samoa Bureau of Statistics
>> (SBS) and long-time supporter of the Washington Group on Disability
>> Statistics, has passed away. This is indeed a profound loss to the SBS, and
>> also to the entire global disability data community. The important work
>> that Fono did to advance disability measurement and data in the Pacific
>> region will be an enduring legacy.  Fono's friendship and contributions to
>> the Washington Group will very much be missed. In particular, we will
>> remember Fono’s efforts to establish the first regional disability
>> statistics group, the Pacific Group on Disability Statistics, which served
>> as a model for the establishment of other regional disability statistics
>> groups across the globe.
>>
>>
>>
>> For further details on Fono and her impressive achievements, you may view
>> the message of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Samoa Aliimuamua
>> Malaefono Ala Taua Faasalaina, a great professional of the Government of
>> Samoa and a dedicated partner of all UN agencies. | United Nations in Cook
>> Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau<
>> https://urlsand.esvalabs.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsamoa.un.org%2Fen%2F158596-aliimuamua-malaefono-ala-taua-faasalaina-great-professional-government-samoa-and-dedicated&e=17c5563b&h=4dfcd440&f=n&p=y
>> >.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please join us in sending the SBS our sincere condolences.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Heidi Ullmann on behalf of the Washington Group Secretariat*
>>
>>
>>
>> National Center for Health Statistics
>>
>> Washington Group Secretariat
>>
>> 3311 Toledo Road
>>
>> Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
>>
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