Sitivi Faiai, Lemon Grove councilmember, high school coach, dies

Sitivi Faiai Photo courtesy of city of Lemon Grove Lemon Grove City Councilman Sitivi Faiai elected to his first term last year died Tuesday the city reported Faiai who went by Steve was a football coach at Helix High School in La Mesa and is survived by a wife and two sons He also worked as a retail manager During his function on the City Council Councilman Faiai brought with him a spirit of integrity collaboration and heartfelt commitment the city noted in a message He focused on improving community safety addressing homelessness and further efforts to promotion youth and families His priorities reflected a deep sense of region pride and building a cleaner safer and more united Lemon Grove View this post on Instagram A post shared by City of Lemon Grove CA cityoflemongrove The city also credited him with leadership secured not in politics but in institution to neighbors families and the future of Lemon Grove His age was not circulated but online records indicate he was In Faiai s candidate report from the November voting he declared I believe that supporting working families through strong leadership is critical for a society that is seeking to improve and repair itself after years of neglect He cited safety as a top priority and commented he would aid all efforts to ensure residents have a cleaner city in which they feel secure living He concluded by saying I ll listen to you be a leader you can depend on and together we can build the public we deserve