As you paddle your canoe to meet God in Heaven, your path to enlightenment will be remembered by the people of the world.
As you enter God’s Kingdom, you leave a legacy among the people of the world.
You planted a seed into the minds of our youth to respect the ocean and learn the ways of the seas.
You taught our Pacific seafarers to reach foreign lands and to survive the challenges of the ocean.
The stars at night that guided you on your ocean voyages assisted our ancient navigators as they explored the Pacific.
The fairy terns and the brown bobbies that you watch sing as they guide our fishermen in quest of daily sustenance.
The North Equatorial Current that swings your canoe brings nourishments to our coral reefs.
The green turtles and the hawksbill turtles that show you the way will lay their eggs in our Pacific Islands to assist future navigators.
Your handshake with me at the home of Thedoro Selepeo in Tanapag, Saipan enriched my life and strengthened my respect for the ocean.
As you look down to us from Heaven, may your spirit guide us to live in peace with one another.
You will always be loved and admired by your brothers and sisters in the many islands of the Pacific.
Mau Piailug was a master of the stars and the ocean. Star navigators of the future will use his ancient skills to explore the universe. If it wasn’t for this man we would have lost it all… We have lost a hero. R.I.P Mau Piailug, MAGAS PUTION.
JOAQUIN (JACK)
P. VILLAGOMEZ
A fisherman and a man of peace
