He passed away at the age of 91.
Hundreds of families and friends gathered at the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa at Sataoa, to pay tribute and say their final good-byes before he was laid to rest at Tauesealemanu.
Among the mourners were the caretaker Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr. Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, and caretaker Cabinet Ministers.
In the year 1963, Afemata edited Samoa College’s first publication. He then became a School Principal at Palauli Primary School in Savai'i.
