Jeffrey S. Loa Obituary

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14 years. You are still remembered.

Hey man its memorial weekend 2015. I will forever remember you as one of if not the best leaders i ever served under. You will always be missed brother.

Never forgotten.

Miss you man!
Go Chargers!

Miss you Big Brother!!!

Hi Loa ,

I have not wrote in a while, life has been crazy. I often think of you, today I talked about you and I am always telling people about you cause I want the world to know you and people to remember you. I miss your smile and your cheerful way.

You will never be forgotten

Sylvia Moses
Baumholder, Germany

There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of you. Your big smile could change the day and improve my mood no matter how bad I was feeling or what was causing me grief at the time. You were one of the first people I met when I was assigned to Aco and you made the whole ordeal of dealing with it so much easier. I miss you bro.

Ray Austin SGT USA (RET)

I cant believe its been 5 years since you left us on this earth but I know you are guarding us from your post you took in heaven. We miss you and we will never forget you and always honor your memory.

Sylvia Moses , PCB, Florida
Peter Moses , Ft. Benning, Ga
Rodrigo Albrego and wife, Ft.Benning,GA
Ryan and Vanessa Dilling , TX

To the family and friends of Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa:
Please accept my remembrance of Jeffrey on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.

Hello Loa,

It has been 4 years since you been gone. We are always talking about you and your memory will always be with us. We share your name and story with people we meet so your memory will forever live on in our hearts and people we meet. We love you and we miss you

Peter and Sylvia Moses , Ft. Knox. KY
Ryan and Vanessa Dilling
Rodrigo Albrego and wife

To the family and friends of Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa:
Remembering Jeffrey on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

I love and miss you everyday brother! I know youre doing just fine!

Hey uncle well i really didnt get to know you that well but um i am Davis loa's son Marshall Loa i would like to say thank you for serving in the army for our sake of freedom R.I.L thank you and we miss you =)

I served with Jeffery's father, Duke, in France. I am sure he was as fine a man as his Dad. Please accept my condolences in your loss as a family and a loss to an old but not forgotten friend, his Dad, Duke.

Robert D. Noyes

To the family of Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa:
Jeffrey gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Hello friend,

Three years already and it still seems like yesterday
We miss you

Your friends
Peter and Sylvia Moses , Fort Knox
Ryan and Vanessa Dilling, Fort Knox
Rodrigo Albrego, Fort Benning

Jeffrey Sifoa Loa was born August 14, 1974 in Pago Pago American Samoa to Duke & Vaisa (Ofoia) Loa. He married Mary Margaret Renfer on March 23, 2005 in Las Vegas Nevada. He died in Iraq August 16, 2006 and was laid to rest near his parents home in Pago Pago on September 2, 2006. Mary told me that Jeffrey liked to watch musicals and that he was teaching her to play the piano. She still has their big orange cat Sunny who is spoiled rotten. They adopted him from the Humane Society while they were both still in the Army. I think of Jeffrey often and I am thankful that Mary had him in her life. Most important to a mother in law, he was very kind and told me he liked my cooking and also insisted on doing the dishes.
We miss you, Wade, Ginny & Samantha Epp

rip

Ssg Loa was the first person to talk to me when I was sent to his company to be a medic during a field rotation in Graf 05. His smile was always present...and he made the day just that much easier, when times were tough. His men, and peers loved him. I was/am saddened by the loss of this everyday hero.
Thanks Bro-
Doc KB

We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families of our fallen heroes. War does not discriminate – It breaks our hearts to see the faces of the fallen. We want to give this gift to you. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Over 1,450 portraits have been completed and shipped to the parents and or spouse - at no cost as this is a gift from one American to another!
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Sincerely,
Kenna

Hello Loa

Two years it has been already

We miss you

Friends forever

Peter and Sylvia Moses(Baumholder)
Ryan and Vanessa Dilling (Ft. Knox)
Rodrigo Albrego ( Ft. Benning)

Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.


The Wind on The Downs

“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”

(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )

Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….

“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”


I did not know Jeffrey, but I am remembering
his service. He is my hero. !

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Other Side

i'm over on the other side
where life and death softly divide.
left my skin and bones behind
now i'm over on the other side.

can you feel me there with you?
my breath is gone but i'm not through.
loved you then and i still do
from over on the other side.

i can fly. really fly.
below the earth ... all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.

it's good here on the other side.
the sweetest songs...the bluest skies.
thank you for the tears you cried
but it's good here on the other side.

i can fly. really fly. below the earth...all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side

the world is smaller than a needle's eye.
where life and death softly divide.
when you leave your skin and bones behind
i'll be waiting on the other side.

i can fly. really fly. below the earth ... all through the sky.
go tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.

Song lyrics by Don Conoscenti
C Desert Muse/SESAC
www.donconoscenti.com
(Used with permission)

“I hope it brings great comfort to any and all.
Peace on you. DonCon” 4-2008


The Other Side –
(To hear the song)
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol



Sincerely,

Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom SSgt Vince – Lackland AFB
Proud Air Force MIL SrA Dana – Randolph AFB

Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55

Angel and soldier drawing I have shared here.
http://tinyurl.com/6gey8b

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Staff Sgt Loa!

Whats up bro? Well Im at it again in Iraq. I really do miss having you around. I still feel chills everytime I go out on foot patrols, but Ive been blesses with a couple close calls...Thanks for watching my back Jeff.

I met Jeff Years ago when I was married to a man in his unit at Ft Lewis, He is also the one who told me about Jeff's passing, I am truley sorry the world has lost such a great soul. Tonight I was remembering how I use to make home cooked meals for all the guys who lived in the barracks and were in my Husbands unit. For Jeff I made him what he told me was his favorite, BBQ ribs, mashed potates and corn that was the first time I had enough leftover to send some home with him so he could heat them up for a midnight snack :). I will forever keep you in my heart you were a great person and I am blessed that you touched my life the way you did.. Thank you for being the great person you were and still are in many people's hearts... I would like to tell Jeff's Family I am sorry you lost such a great person and hope you talk of him often so others may know his greatness.

Loa was a special person not only to me but also my wife at the time. He was so full of life, I loved going to the field with him. You never needed TV or a radio. He would just stand on his bunk and start talking like the Rock or Hulk hogan. He was a really wonderful person and I will miss him. From the Anderson family we love you

Jeffery"Samoan Warrior"Loa, I look back like it was yesterday and remember the days at FT.Lewis. You were, and will always be the best NCO this Army ever had served!If anyone taught me about life, and how to enjoy it; brother it was you! We spoke 2 days before your death. I miss you Bro! My heart and prayers go out to everyone close to you especially your wife and family. You always talked your little bro, and you would be proud! I miss you!

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer you and your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON, a dear family friend who joined the Army with three other friends, one of whom is my son (Le Ron was killed in action on 07/06/07 at the age of 18) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Currently stationed in Germany
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

Hello Loa,
Its almost been a year and we feel like it was yesterday. You are in our hearts every day and every time I lisent to the songs you gave to Peter I see your smile. You know the way you smiled when I cooked for you two and you said it was good to have a cook in the house. Peter misses you very much and so do Ryan and Albrego.
I wrote this for you, I am not a poet but I try to show you how we feel about you

Missing you

Almost a year today
since war took you away
and it feels like yesterday
seeing your smile knowing how much you were able to love
gives us peace
because we know you are with God up above
Loa, we miss you
you were a great friend
I am sorry our friendship
had such a sudden end
but I know one day we will all be together
till then we will remember you
always and forever
We love you , Loa Balboa ( remember my nick name for you )
Sylvia Moses and husband Ssgt Peter Moses
Ssgt Ryan Dilling and Sgt Rod Albrego
Friends always

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Staff Sgt Loa and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

I don't know how I could have only just now heard of you passing...Loa you were always a beautiful soul. I remember how generous and kind you were and how you helped us out so much when we first got to Lewis. You were someone to look up to and we will always honor you. Rest in peace, Jeffrey.

To The Loa Family,
My heart felt condolences. I just found out the news. Your son was a good man, he always had a smile on his face. I had the great pleasure to serve with him. I met him in 96 we went to school to become water dawgs as they say. Than we were stationed in Savannah together. He always lit up the room when he walked in. He was as big as bear but he had a huge heart. I will greatly miss him. May he rest in peace. One day we will all meet up again and be able to see his huge smile and hear his laugh that made you laugh with him. He just knew how to bring people together. Thank you for bringing such a beautiful person into the world.

Sole, I know it's been many months since you left us, but please know that you are still in our thoughts and prayers. I know the Lord has brought comfort to your family and friends who miss you dearly. And I know you are smiling down from Heaven guiding over us...Thank you for all that you have done for our country. You will be missed. Ia manuia lou malaga. Sei toe ta feiloai se taimi luma atu.


Your friend always

Dear Jeffrey,
We are sad that our time with you was so short and that we didn't get to know you better.
Thank you for making our daughter Mary so happy. (I knew you were the one for her the first time I met you) You were a GREAT big brother to her sisters and they still talk about you.
We are PROUD of your service to our country and our safety. We miss you!
Love,

Americans will NEVER forget the service or sacrifice made by your beloved Soldier.
Respectfully - Glen Nevogt

“Soldier”
Written to Honor the Service of Our Fallen Soldiers

Soldiers write history, we pay the price
Many miles distant, you live the life
Entered the Battle of our own free will
Out of Duty for Country, and we’d do it still

We hope and pray that all will find peace
In God, in the flag, in memories of valor
Gone now, our pride and courage you see
“An Army of One” our motto forever

Willing to risk all for love of our Brothers
We’re still Your Soldiers…and we showed the way
Our Lives too short, now pray for the others
Lived free died Heroes in lands far away

Deep within souls all cherished our Service
We’ll always have what some never know
Courage and Honor, our names forever
Lived life with purpose…just our time to go

We march in the Heavens with Honor and Glory
Missions accomplished we fought the Good Fight
Many years from now…we’ll tell the full story
Until that Day we will live in the Light

Our lives we laid down in a land far away
Still watching o’er you this night and by day
No need to talk…just know we are with you
There in your hearts and we hear what you pray

Yes we are your soldiers
Our lives we laid down
Still We guard o’er you
Still Duty bound

Entered the Battle of our own free will
Out of Duty for Country, and we’d do it still
We’ll always have what some never know
Lived life with purpose…it was our time to go

My heartfelt sympathy to the Loa family in the loss of Jeffrey. I did not know Jeffrey, but my heart is broken and I am saddened for your loss of such a fine young person and hero. May God bring you peace in your heart as you reflect on all the wonderful memories you hold so close. Please know that you are in my heart and prayers. Jeffrey you are my hero and you will NEVER be forgotten.

I send each of you a hug from the most inner part of my heart.

Love and Peace

Tom



To live in the hearts

of those you leave behind

is never to die"

~Robert Orr~

To The Family of SSG Loa,

SSG Loa will be greatly missed. I had the opportunity to spend a few months with him when he joined A 1-35. In those short months he became a great friend. i have never met a person with such a great personality and strong values. He was always smiling. I send my deepest sympathies. He'll be missed by all.

To the Loa Family,

my most sincerest condolences. I met Jeff when I was still a member of A/1/35 Armor and Jeffrey was a soldier new to the unit after we had returned from Iraq in 2004. He always struck me as a good soldier and leader. unfortunately I never had a chance to see him grow in those respects.



SSG Yau-Liong Tsai, USAR

Dear Loa Family,

Even though we have never met I feel as if we are a part of a "family". My daughter's fiancee was killed in Iraq by an IED on Oct. 3, 2005. It is my prayer that you will feel God holding as close to His heart as He has held my family these past months. May you feel His peace and comfort as you face the difficult days ahead.

((sighs))

This is not how I wanted to say Hi to my good friend Jeff again... I have heard through the military grapevines that he finally got married, and happy. I met Jeff in Ft. Lewis, WA .. I remember him in Samaoana hight school as well. He was a great friend .. I am so sorry for your loss, my thoughts and prayers are with you at your time of grief. I can "only" imagine what your family is going through, my condolences to you all!!



ps. Jeff - Manuia Lava Lou Malaga!



Fr - a good friend

MsTarrant

Military Parents,

Jeffrey...It's been a long time bro...It's me Junior Paaga A.K.A PeeWee...you were a good man, brother, son and friend...I will miss that big huge smile...Ia Manuia le Malaga

To the Loa Family,



We are deeply sorry for your loss. I know that it's hard to swallow such pain because the one we love have been taken away from us.



Jeffrey, thank you for your ultimate sacrifice. You have been a brave and remarkable soldier.



With much respect,

FAMILY OF THE LATE SSGT. SALAMO JARED TUIALU'ULU'U - killed in action Mosul, Iraq - Dec. 4, 2004

I met Jeff a long time ago and his family and brothers. We all went to Samoana High School together. This is a great loss.. I can still see that smile of his.. always lights up the room when he walks in.. so hard to lose a loved one and we are all so grateful to your service and sacrifice for all of us here waiting at home. Ia Manuia le Malaga Jeff.. We shall see you again soon.. God bless the Loa family and all of American Samoa and our Toa o Samoa. Rest In Peace Jess.. Love you bro!

I only knew Jeffrey in passing, I remember him in Samoa as Tanya's little brother.. I saw him @ NTC back in 2003, and I also remember seeing him in GA. It's never easy, it hits so close to home when you know his family. Condolences to the Loa family and may our Lord of Comfort be your source of strength.. Ia manuia lau malaga. You are in a better place.. Soifua.

Our sympathies to Jeffery's family. He was an awesome guy. He always acknowldges friends and families. His smile is always greeting you before he responds to your statement or question. We will greatly miss you Jefferey and we hope to see you again one day.

To the Loa family We are so sorry about your loss. SSG Loa was my husband's roomate untill he got married. We remember his big smile,the respectful way he treated people, and the helpful person he was. When he talked about his wife his eyes would light up and we could see how much he loved her. He was so proud when he showed us his wedding pictures from Las Vegas. We miss him so much and he will never be forgotten in our lives. He was so much liked by his soldiers and they all feel the great loss of him being gone. We pray that God may give you all the strenght you need to make it through this. SSG Loa is our hero and will be forever. We are so sorry.

Please accept our condolences for your loss. You will be in our prayers, that the Lord provide you comfort and peace. We are grateful for the work, and sacrifice, of your Soldier Jeffrey, a true American hero. God Bless.

To the family of Jeffrey Loa

I am very sorry for your loss. Jeffrey is our hero and will never be forgotten. He is a true friend and a great soldier. Jeffrey was well loved by all his fellow soldiers. He is in heaven now smiling down on all those who loved him. Jeffrey will be waiting preparing a place for his loved ones when you all reunite. May God bless you and your family during these difficult times.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. PLEASE ACCEPT MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES FOR YOUR GREAT LOSS. KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO DO CARE AND YOUR HERO WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR TREASURED MEMORIES THAT HIS SPECIAL SMILE MAY CONTINUE TO SHINE ON FOR YOU ALWAYS. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. GODSPEED AND SEMPER FI.



A PROUD MARINE MOM

To the Family of Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa:

My heart breaks again as I sign yet another guest book of another courgeous young soldier who gave their life so selflessly. I wish I never found myself in a position to have to sign another guestbook for the rest of my life. We lost a son 12/1/05 and it seems like yesterday.

I know first hand there are no words right now that will bring you the comfort and peace you need. Just know that you are not alone. My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with you all as you mourn this loss. We don't know each other, will probably never meet, but will forever be united in the loss of our Heroes. We have, unfortunately joined a group none of us wanted to join, an ever-growing group of families in this situation. May God grant you peace and strength to get through this and be able once again to smile at a memory rather than have only the tears that flow so easily now. To be so proud of your loved one and so saddened at the same time is a mix of emotions very difficult to deal with. I am sorry that I never knew your soldier personally, but none of these courageous men and women will be forgotten. They will never be able to be replaced, but sometime, someday your loving memories will help to sustain you. This courageous soldier will forever now be your Angel watching over you all for the rest of your lives. It's what brings me some measure of peace and comfort and I hope it will you as well. To his family and friends in pain, I offer this comfort: When you find yourself in that dark sorrowful place, think not only of how you will miss him, but instead recall the years, days, hours and minutes gifted to you by his presence. The one thing that cannot be taken from you is those wonderful memories that now will mean more than ever. If you ever want to talk, I'm only an e:mail away and would love for you to tell me more about your Hero. God Bless this courageous soldier and family.

Pam Adams (SFC Brent Adams, KIA 12/1/05 Ramadi, Iraq)

[email protected]

(Millersville, PA )

I am Deeply saddened by the loss of Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa.

The price this young hero and his family have paid for this country and our freedom, WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

May he rest safely in the Mighty arms of God and may God's Loving Comfort and Grace be with the Loa family.

There will never be enough ways to humbly thank these heroes for their Supreme Sacrifice, my brother among them. KIA~Vietnam, 1967.



"Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13