Tualau Taufalele Obituary (1986 - 2023)

Tualau Taufalele was a son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. He was born at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku’alofa, Tonga on October 28, 1986 and he left this earth on June 18, 2023. Tualau was a man of many or little words, depending on who you were, and where he was. He spoke his truth, he thought deeply, he was kind and caring and he would give you the shirt off his back if you liked it. An independent spirit or free bird, he preferred his freedom to be and do his own thing. He danced to his own beat, loved music and shared his love for music with you any chance he got. He was the youngest of 7 children, preceeded in death by his dad, Simi, his sister Ofa and (dog) nephew Forty. He wil be greeted by them and other family members that have preceeded him. He will be remembered for his classic one liners, all the way until the end, “pehe pe”. No matter where he was, he loved his family very much and would check in with them to make sure they were okay, and let them know he was okay. He battled some demons the way we all do and succumed to it in the end. He is now at peace and his mind is at rest. Gone too soon and so young but he served his purpose in life and he spread the light and love he needed to. He wasn’t perfect, but he was human and he was living and learning. We are grateful to have had him in our lives and will miss him. Tualau is survived by his mother Maamaloa and his siblings: Fasi (Lua) Houma, Tavana (Sia) Taufalele, Kalo (Lona) Vi, Hoko (Crystal) Taufalele, Eseta (Jerry) Tevaga, Heather Hartley, and all his nephews and neices and grand nephews & neices. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, June 27th at the Trinity United Methodist Church located at 3610 South 4400 West, West Valley City, UT 84120. Service starts at 9am for family, and 10am-2pm for friends and the public. Burial will be at 3pm at the Redwood Cemetery located at 6500 S. Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84123.