Congressman Faleomavaega today announced that he had the pleasure of hosting Mrs. Tumua Brown, widow of the late Detective Lieutenant Liusila Brown of the American Samoa Department of Public Safety (DPS), during her recent visit to Washington D.C.  Accompanied by family members including her mother, Sive Mata’utia Liufau, sister Leutu Vaiuli, and brother in law, Afioga Tuiafono Vaiuli, Mrs. Brown was in town at the invitation of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for its 23rd Annual Candlelight Vigil. 

During this year’s event, the names of 317 officers were dedicated – 153 of those officers, including Det. Lieutenant Liusila Brown, lost their lives in 2010, and 164 are officers who died in previous years.  In total, there are 19,299 names engraved on the Memorial walls.

 During their meeting in his Washington office, Congressman Faleomavaega presented Mrs. Tumua Brown with the United States flag that was flown over the U.S. Capitol at his request in honor of her late husband, Det. Lieutenant Liusila Brown, who was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 22, 2010.  Following their meeting, the Congressman hosted Mrs. Brown and members of her family at a luncheon in the Members-only Lounge and took them on a tour of the U.S. Capitol.
 
 “It is my pleasure to welcome Mrs. Tumua Brown, her mother Sive, and members of her family, to our nation’s capital.  As your representative in Congress, I thank Mrs. Tumua for the service and life of her late husband, Liusila Brown, and I wish her and the children all the best.  May God continue to watch over them and may He continue to bless the people of American Samoa,” Faleomavaega concluded.