parents, daughter, and husband early in the morning on
November 15, 2018. Leataata was born in Pago Pago, American
Samoa on September 16, 1942 to Faafeu (mother) and Amisone
(father). Moving to San Francisco in 1961, for the next
decade she went to school and did jobs serving the
communities of Hunters Point and Sunnydale housing projects.
The focus of her work was to help those that need resources
get resources to survive. During this time she produced three beautiful daughters, Fau Feu
Guthrie, Alice (Harrington) Ruehl, and Debbie (Harrington)
Payne. She landed in Sacramento in 1972 under the name of
Ramona in Oak Park with James Floyd (Floyd Seabron) and her
newborn Malcolm Floyd (Malcolm Seabron).
In Oak Park Ramona continued her
community service by working with the Oak Park Neighborhood
Council from 1972-1983. Her family fell on hard times during
that time and they were relocated to the housing projects of
River Oaks, better known as Seavey Circle in 1984. She
removed her alias and began life as Leataata in Seavey
Circle once she moved to the projects in the fall of 1984
with James, Malcolm, and the new edition of Lil Malcom and
Sam.
Leataata was able to raise her family
with James and help raise a community. Leataata's work
within the community helped transform lives for the next
four decades. Leataata's work within the Sacramento Housing
Redevelopment Agency allowed her to transform many low
income neighborhoods and Senior housing developments from
the early 1990's until her retirement in 2001. During that
time she also served as the President of the Resident Council
for 13 years, providing a voice for seniors and residents in
low income environments, sometimes in conflict with her
employer (SHRA). However, she is mostly known for working
with the youth. Whether it was coaching young men in
basketball or teaching young people Polynesian dancing,
Leataata was focused on keeping young people active from the
mid 1980's until her passing.
When Leataata decided to relax, you
could find her at Florin road playing bingo. There, she would
be able to be with her friends and enjoy good times. Bingo
was one of the few places where she could be herself and let
her hair down. Leataata is survived by her brother Li'a
Amisone, daughters, Faafeu, Alice, Tracy and Wendy (stepdaughters); and sons, Floyd Jr. (Stepson), Malcolm, Malcom, and Sam. On December 1st we will
have a small service at Harry A. Nauman & Son, 4041
Freeport Blvd from 10am-12pm. Reception for the community
will be at Leataata Floyd Elementary School from 1:30pm to
3:30pm (401 McClatchy way). No donations please. If you feel
obligated to donate, please donate to the youth in your
family or neighborhood.
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