Fagaoalii Satele Sunia | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of American Samoa | |
| In role January 3, 1997 – March 26, 2003 | |
| Governor | Tauese Sunia |
| Preceded by | Susana Leiato Lutali |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ann Tulafono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fagaoalii Lefagaoali'i Satele August 3, 1946 Lefagaoalii, Savaii, Western Samoa Trust Territory |
| Died | September 5, 2015 (aged 69) Faga'alu, American Samoa |
| Resting place | Tauese P. Sunia Memorial Fogāgogo, American Samoa |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 10 |
Fagaoalii Lefagaoali'i Satele Sunia (c. 1946 – September 5, 2015) was an American Samoan literacy advocate and educator. She served as the First Lady of American Samoa from January 1997 to March 2003 during the tenure of her husband, former Governor Tauese Sunia, who died in office in 2003.[1][2] Sunia established and operated the Read to Me Samoa Program to promote reading in American Samoa.[1] She also created the Tauese P. Sunia Memorial, a museum and visitor attraction dedicated to her late husband located at her home in Tutuila.[1]
Sunia was one of the few women to be ordained a deacon in the Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa.[2]