June 14, 2015
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dahlan,
We just returned from dropping Tuemai off at the airport. We had a party for him tonight and all of our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren were here, when it became time to say Goodbye, there were no dry eyes, he has became a true member of our family and he will be deeply missed.
We would like to commend you for raising such a wonderful young man. In ten months, we literally never had one minute when he was not obedient, honest, and respectful to not only us, but to everybody that he interacted with.
The students and faculty of Davis High School embraced him because of his respectful nature and hard work ethic. He had an impact upon so many people who thought they could not succeed when they found that Tuemai could do difficult things in a different culture and language when they doubted they could succeed in their own environment. He truly was one of the most liked and popular kids at the school.
Our neighborhood embraced him because of his witty sense of humor, he would make everyone laugh with his jokes and humility when he would be so honest as to admit that he made a language mistake or misunderstood something about our crazy American culture. He is such an honest person, I hope he retains that trait throughout his entire life, it will be a great secret to his success.
Our religion embraced him because he has such a wonderful spirit, I truly believe that God has blessed him with many talents. He has the ability to love others and accept them with their faults, never judging them, only encouraging them to be better people. We believe that we are all spirit children of a “Heavenly Father” and that He gives our souls different abilities, I believe that Tuemai was one of our Heavenly Father’s favorite children because he has so many talents to offer as service to other people on the earth.
Our family truly embraced him for his honesty and integrity, he always tried to do everything that he committed to do. He shares the same core values that our family feels are important for success. He tried to do the best at everything he encountered. He always kept the rules and never questioned them. He knows that education is important and has a hungry mind for added knowledge. He values other people’s opinions and respects them as human beings. He will always be one of us.
I could go on forever about how great of a person he is, please know that you are very lucky to have Tuemai as your son and thank you for letting him be our son for ten months. He will always be one of our family and we will miss him dearly!
We sincerely want the best of success for him in his life, we love him very much.
Please take good care of him and help him to succeed.
Very Truly Yours, Dave & Carla Whitaker