Letini
A Celebration of Life to pay tribute to Letini "Ricky" Fala Mauga was held recently in Hawaii for those unable to travel to American Samoa due to the COVID- 19 closed border. There was a group balloon release and testimonials. It was a special celebration for the Mauga family and friends His family...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Cancer is a thief” is the heading of a memorial posted on the Manuatele Community Worldwide Facebook page after the passing of Letini "Ricky" Fala Mauga who succumbed after a long battle with the disease.
Mauga and his younger sister Fa'avela traveled to California...


![Letini Ricky Fala Mauga outside Stanford Medical Center with his ukulele where he was admitted in late May for two months of aggressive chemotherapy treatment. News of Letini’s passing was posted on the Manuatele Community Worldwide Facebook page yesterday (Sunday, June 21, 2020). [photo: Manuatele Community Facebook] Letini Ricky Fala Mauga outside Stanford Medical Center](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/letini_3.jpg?itok=kiBymzc8)