<div dir="ltr">Alii CEO Seta<div><br></div><div>OMEKESANG is heartbroken as well of the untimely passing of beloved colleague and friend Ms. Elena Downe. We have faith she's resting heavenly in God's Kingdom.</div><div><br></div><div>With prayers and thoughts to her family</div><div><br></div><div>Natus</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 4:21 PM, Setareki Macanawai <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:CEO@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">CEO@pacificdisability.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">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!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">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!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Setareki S. Macanawai</span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Raine Dixon [mailto:<a href="mailto:RDixon@cbm.org.au" target="_blank">RDixon@cbm.org.au</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 19 March, 2017 2:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Setareki Macanawai<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Dear Seta<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I tried to call earlier but was unable to reach you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Do feel free to share this news with colleagues as you feel appropriate.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Please keep Elena’s family particularly and the team here in your prayers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">With thanks<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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