Ratu (Chief) Manoa Komaitai was the eldest son of Senitiki Uruvoki Cagilaba and Ratu Meli Komaitai. He was married to Natasha Steele, and together they had 4 children, the youngest being born not long before he passed away. Manoa had been in the Lautoka hospital dealing with ongoing liver issues, which were possibly hereditary (his maternal grandfather was one of the soldiers at Christmas Island during the hydrogen bomb testing in the late 1950's, and many of those soldiers later got cancer, along with their offspring and descendants, in families where cancer had never previously been seen.) The hospital had recently drained a liver abcess that Manoa seemingly never fully recovered from, although outwardly everyone thought he was getting better. His death was sudden and unexpected.
At the time of his death he was an airline steward for Fiji Airways, along with his wife, Natasha. On the day of his death his wife was at work and Manoa was at home with his maternal grandmother, the same who had been with his mother when she passed. His Nau (grandmother) was planning on going to Suva and when the taxi arrived that morning she went in to wake Manoa to tell him goodbye, but he never responded. She phoned two of his brothers who rushed home with a car. He was still alive but not responding so they carried him to the car and rushed him to Lautoka hospital where the liver abcess had been drained the month before. He never responded, and later that day, while still in the hospital and before his wife was able to get to him to say goodbye (she was at work in the air when he went to the hospital), he went home to Jesus. He was just 35 years old.
He was a faithful, devoted and loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin and uncle. He is very deeply missed, more than words can say.
He is buried in Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji.
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They say that life is fleeting
I know that this is true
I left this world so quickly
With no goodbye to you.
I know how much you miss me
Your tears fall ever light
The pillow where you lay your head
Is wet with them at night.
I know your heart is hurting
The words we left, unsaid
I love you's left unspoken
Are spinning in your head.
The strength that I have carried
That served to make you whole
Remains to make you stronger
Within your grieving soul.
For you see, while you were weeping
On the day I passed away
At the gravesite near the flowers
Where my loved ones knelt to pray
An angel came to see me
He took me by the hand
He led me to a kingdom
In a very distant land.
As I look down from Heaven
And see you standing there
Your heart so ever burdened
With more weight than it can bear.
I long to bring you comfort
I long to give you peace
I long to hold you closely
Cause all your tears to cease.
The joy I've found in heaven
Goes far beyond compare
And love that's so elusive
Can be found here everywhere.
The light is softly shining
There's no storm clouds here or rain
There's no teardrops found in heaven
There's no suffering, there's no pain.
You needn't be so troubled
Stay close to God and pray
That someday we'll be together
One bright and glorious day.
So my love, you shouldn't question
My dear you need not cry
I've gone to be with Jesus
I really didn't die.
-----(Author unknown)
At the time of his death he was an airline steward for Fiji Airways, along with his wife, Natasha. On the day of his death his wife was at work and Manoa was at home with his maternal grandmother, the same who had been with his mother when she passed. His Nau (grandmother) was planning on going to Suva and when the taxi arrived that morning she went in to wake Manoa to tell him goodbye, but he never responded. She phoned two of his brothers who rushed home with a car. He was still alive but not responding so they carried him to the car and rushed him to Lautoka hospital where the liver abcess had been drained the month before. He never responded, and later that day, while still in the hospital and before his wife was able to get to him to say goodbye (she was at work in the air when he went to the hospital), he went home to Jesus. He was just 35 years old.
He was a faithful, devoted and loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin and uncle. He is very deeply missed, more than words can say.
He is buried in Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They say that life is fleeting
I know that this is true
I left this world so quickly
With no goodbye to you.
I know how much you miss me
Your tears fall ever light
The pillow where you lay your head
Is wet with them at night.
I know your heart is hurting
The words we left, unsaid
I love you's left unspoken
Are spinning in your head.
The strength that I have carried
That served to make you whole
Remains to make you stronger
Within your grieving soul.
For you see, while you were weeping
On the day I passed away
At the gravesite near the flowers
Where my loved ones knelt to pray
An angel came to see me
He took me by the hand
He led me to a kingdom
In a very distant land.
As I look down from Heaven
And see you standing there
Your heart so ever burdened
With more weight than it can bear.
I long to bring you comfort
I long to give you peace
I long to hold you closely
Cause all your tears to cease.
The joy I've found in heaven
Goes far beyond compare
And love that's so elusive
Can be found here everywhere.
The light is softly shining
There's no storm clouds here or rain
There's no teardrops found in heaven
There's no suffering, there's no pain.
You needn't be so troubled
Stay close to God and pray
That someday we'll be together
One bright and glorious day.
So my love, you shouldn't question
My dear you need not cry
I've gone to be with Jesus
I really didn't die.
-----(Author unknown)
Ratu (Chief) Manoa Komaitai was the eldest son of Senitiki Uruvoki Cagilaba and Ratu Meli Komaitai. He was married to Natasha Steele, and together they had 4 children, the youngest being born not long before he passed away. Manoa had been in the Lautoka hospital dealing with ongoing liver issues, which were possibly hereditary (his maternal grandfather was one of the soldiers at Christmas Island during the hydrogen bomb testing in the late 1950's, and many of those soldiers later got cancer, along with their offspring and descendants, in families where cancer had never previously been seen.) The hospital had recently drained a liver abcess that Manoa seemingly never fully recovered from, although outwardly everyone thought he was getting better. His death was sudden and unexpected.
At the time of his death he was an airline steward for Fiji Airways, along with his wife, Natasha. On the day of his death his wife was at work and Manoa was at home with his maternal grandmother, the same who had been with his mother when she passed. His Nau (grandmother) was planning on going to Suva and when the taxi arrived that morning she went in to wake Manoa to tell him goodbye, but he never responded. She phoned two of his brothers who rushed home with a car. He was still alive but not responding so they carried him to the car and rushed him to Lautoka hospital where the liver abcess had been drained the month before. He never responded, and later that day, while still in the hospital and before his wife was able to get to him to say goodbye (she was at work in the air when he went to the hospital), he went home to Jesus. He was just 35 years old.
He was a faithful, devoted and loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin and uncle. He is very deeply missed, more than words can say.
He is buried in Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They say that life is fleeting
I know that this is true
I left this world so quickly
With no goodbye to you.
I know how much you miss me
Your tears fall ever light
The pillow where you lay your head
Is wet with them at night.
I know your heart is hurting
The words we left, unsaid
I love you's left unspoken
Are spinning in your head.
The strength that I have carried
That served to make you whole
Remains to make you stronger
Within your grieving soul.
For you see, while you were weeping
On the day I passed away
At the gravesite near the flowers
Where my loved ones knelt to pray
An angel came to see me
He took me by the hand
He led me to a kingdom
In a very distant land.
As I look down from Heaven
And see you standing there
Your heart so ever burdened
With more weight than it can bear.
I long to bring you comfort
I long to give you peace
I long to hold you closely
Cause all your tears to cease.
The joy I've found in heaven
Goes far beyond compare
And love that's so elusive
Can be found here everywhere.
The light is softly shining
There's no storm clouds here or rain
There's no teardrops found in heaven
There's no suffering, there's no pain.
You needn't be so troubled
Stay close to God and pray
That someday we'll be together
One bright and glorious day.
So my love, you shouldn't question
My dear you need not cry
I've gone to be with Jesus
I really didn't die.
-----(Author unknown)
At the time of his death he was an airline steward for Fiji Airways, along with his wife, Natasha. On the day of his death his wife was at work and Manoa was at home with his maternal grandmother, the same who had been with his mother when she passed. His Nau (grandmother) was planning on going to Suva and when the taxi arrived that morning she went in to wake Manoa to tell him goodbye, but he never responded. She phoned two of his brothers who rushed home with a car. He was still alive but not responding so they carried him to the car and rushed him to Lautoka hospital where the liver abcess had been drained the month before. He never responded, and later that day, while still in the hospital and before his wife was able to get to him to say goodbye (she was at work in the air when he went to the hospital), he went home to Jesus. He was just 35 years old.
He was a faithful, devoted and loving husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin and uncle. He is very deeply missed, more than words can say.
He is buried in Nadi, Viti Levu, Fiji.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They say that life is fleeting
I know that this is true
I left this world so quickly
With no goodbye to you.
I know how much you miss me
Your tears fall ever light
The pillow where you lay your head
Is wet with them at night.
I know your heart is hurting
The words we left, unsaid
I love you's left unspoken
Are spinning in your head.
The strength that I have carried
That served to make you whole
Remains to make you stronger
Within your grieving soul.
For you see, while you were weeping
On the day I passed away
At the gravesite near the flowers
Where my loved ones knelt to pray
An angel came to see me
He took me by the hand
He led me to a kingdom
In a very distant land.
As I look down from Heaven
And see you standing there
Your heart so ever burdened
With more weight than it can bear.
I long to bring you comfort
I long to give you peace
I long to hold you closely
Cause all your tears to cease.
The joy I've found in heaven
Goes far beyond compare
And love that's so elusive
Can be found here everywhere.
The light is softly shining
There's no storm clouds here or rain
There's no teardrops found in heaven
There's no suffering, there's no pain.
You needn't be so troubled
Stay close to God and pray
That someday we'll be together
One bright and glorious day.
So my love, you shouldn't question
My dear you need not cry
I've gone to be with Jesus
I really didn't die.
-----(Author unknown)
