Fagaoalii Satele Sunia

Fagaoalii Satele Sunia
First Lady of American Samoa
In role
January 3, 1997 – March 26, 2003
GovernorTauese Sunia
Preceded bySusana Leiato Lutali
Succeeded byMary Ann Tulafono
Personal details
Born
Fagaoalii Lefagaoali'i Satele

(1946-08-03)August 3, 1946
Lefagaoalii, Savaii, Western Samoa Trust Territory
DiedSeptember 5, 2015(2015-09-05) (aged 69)
Faga'alu, American Samoa
Resting placeTauese P. Sunia Memorial
Fogāgogo, American Samoa
Spouse
(m. 1969; died 2003)
Children10

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]

  1. ^ a b c Sagapolutele, Fili (2015-09-08). "Former First Lady Fagaoalii Sunia passes away". Talanei.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  2. ^ a b "Farewell for former First Lady Fagaoali'i Sunia". Talanei.com. 2015-09-25. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.