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Albert Samuela To'a

Al's Hands
Husband · Father · Coach · Friend
Albert Samuela To'a with both hands raised

This is where the people who love Al tell him what he means to them. Nobody's waiting for the right moment. Add yours any time.

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Start here
His story

The One That Started This

[ One line lifted from Darren's story goes here. The one that stops you. ]

[ Darren's story goes here, word for word. Everything below is placeholder, only here to show the type and spacing. ]

A man's hands tell you what he actually did with his life. Where he worked. Who he carried. What he built, and what he held together when it was coming apart.

Anything past the first couple of paragraphs sits down here, behind "Keep reading," so the top of the page never turns into a wall of text no matter how long he writes.

Darren
His song

My Blood

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Everyone else

What They're Telling Him

Family, the players he coached, the people he fed. Everyone whose life his hands touched.

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JT
A friend's name here
Friend · Herriman
Loud. Generous. Unshakeable.

"This card shows what the optional questions do. Three words, how long they've known him, and one story. Each one is skippable, but every one that gets filled in makes the card look better."

Known Al since 1998 Met at the rugby field
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FM
A family member here
Family

"Memories can come with a photo attached. An old picture of Al nobody's seen in years lands right below their words, printed like a snapshot taped to the card."

Their photo of Al appears here
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GK
A grandkid here
Grandchild

"And this one's the special card. A voice memo. Al doesn't just read this memory. He presses play and hears them say it."

0:47
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PL
A player he coached
Herriman Rugby
He never let up.

"Anyone he coached can add one too. Their name, the years they played, and the thing he said that they still hear in their head."

Played 2016–2019
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