[PDFlist] VALE: Mr Laisiasa Boginivalu Merumeru

[June Riemer]

Hi Setareki and the PDF family

It is truly sad to hear this news and I enjoyed the passion and friendly
nature of Lai and will also miss his presence.

Please pass on the condolences to his family from our First Peoples
Disability Network community here in Australia and may his legacy be always
remembered.

Thinking of you all at this sad time, may his spirit rise high always.

Thank you

On Tue, 26 Sept 2023 at 09:06, Setareki Macanawai <
Setareki.Macanawai at pacificdisability.org> wrote:

> Warm Pacific Greetings PDF Members, Family and Friends
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> It is with deep regret that I convey to you the untimely passing of an
> Associate Member, former independent Chairperson of the PDF OPD Fund
> Committee, great disability champion and very close friend, Mr Laisiasa
> Boginivalu Merumeru, fondly known to many of us as Lai who passed away in
> his sleep at his residence on Friday, 22 September 2023. Mr Merumeru also
> served as Lecturer in special/inclusive education at the Lautoka Teachers
> College now part of the Fiji National University, Disability Coordination
> Officer at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and Lecturer also in
> inclusive education at the University of the South Pacific. He also spent
> few years in Rarotonga, Cook Islands supporting their work on
> special/inclusive education.
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> Our disability movement in the Pacific have lost some gentle giants in
> recent years and Lai is certainly one of them. His intelligent, wise and
> strategic advice coupled with his big heart, pleasant personality and huge
> smiles/laughter will be sorely missed. He committed himself in the last 2
> decades to improving the quality of life for children and adults with
> disabilities in the Pacific. I thank Lai’s family for this wonderful gift
> to us and may his legacy continue to inspire us even more towards making
> our Blue Pacific Continent more inclusive and equitable for all its
> citizens, including those of us with disabilities!
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> May his soul rest in peace!
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> So long Lai and I truly miss you!
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> Seta
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> *Setareki S. Macanawai*
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