[BlindTlk] Fwd: [MD-Sligo] Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen Obituary

[Sami Osborne]

Hi all,

I'm so sorry to hear about Lloyd's passing. I don't know him personally, but he has made many valuable contributions to this list. He always gave people on here great advice, and I've  found myself in agreement with just about everything he said! He sounds like an amazing individual considering everything he's accomplished, and I'm sure he has served as a role model and mentor to many in the Federation. I think he will be sorely missed by all of us. All my deepest condollences go out to his friends and family.

Sami

On Oct 10, 2021 8:04 AM, David Andrews via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> >Obituary 
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> >Lloyd Gerald Rasmussen January 26, 1947—September 13, 2021 
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> >Lloyd was born in Lohrville, Iowa, a town of 
> >approximately 300 people. He attended the Iowa 
> >Braille and Sight Saving School where he learned 
> >that those little magical dots called braille 
> >could open a new world to him. He was an avid reader all his life. 
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> >Lloyd obtained his novice amateur radio license 
> >when he was eight years old, one of the youngest 
> >people to do so. He encouraged many others, both 
> >blind and sighted, to obtain their licenses. 
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> >Lloyd attended Iowa State University and 
> >graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 
> >Electronics Engineering, one of the first blind 
> >people to be awarded a degree in this field. He 
> >used readers, braille graphs and slide rules to 
> >complete his complicated math classes. His first 
> >job was with Collins Radio where he tested 
> >instruments to help airplanes navigate in the fog. 
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> >Lloyd moved to Maryland in 1975 to work for the 
> >National Library Service for the Blind and Print 
> >Disabled. He helped to design talking book 
> >players, enabling thousands of blind people to 
> >read audio books. More recently, he was working 
> >on the design and testing of portable electronic 
> >braille reading devices. These devices allow 
> >blind people to download books in braille 
> >formatted files from the Library for the Blind 
> >and Print Disabled collection, as well as 
> >newspapers and other documents. He loved his 
> >work, and felt he was making a difference in 
> >people’s lives, especially for newly blind 
> >people who thought they had lost the pleasure of reading. 
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> >For over 50 years, Lloyd was very active in the 
> >National Federation of the Blind. He held 
> >offices both at the state and local level, 
> >taught technology classes, as well as printed 
> >thousands of braille pages for seminars, 
> >children’s programs, chapel services and conventions. 
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> >Since 1983, Lloyd has been attending 
> >Presbyterian Church of the Atonement. He served 
> >terms as both an elder and deacon, sang in the 
> >choir, served as a small group leader, and 
> >played conga drums in Alternate Melody, 
> >Atonement's praise and worship team. He loved 
> >all of it, and considered his church to be his extended family. 
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> >Lloyd is survived by his wife, Judy, his brother 
> >Paul, of California, his sister, Janice Brown of 
> >Oregon and six nieces and nephews. He loved his 
> >Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I know he is 
> >now rejoicing with fellow believers. 
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> >To give God the glory and to celebrate Lloyd’s 
> >life, services will be held on Saturday, October 
> >16 at 11:00am at the Presbyterian Church of the 
> >Atonement, 10613 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, 
> >Maryland, 20902. The main entrance to the church 
> >is off Plyers Mill, at the back of the church. A 
> >luncheon will be held after the service. The 
> >service will also be live streamed from the 
> >church website or Facebook page: 
> >www.atonementlife.org or Church of the 
> >Atonement, Silver Spring, MD (Facebook). 
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> >Memorial gifts may either be given to the 
> >National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, or 
> >to Presbyterian Church of the Atonement. Church 
> >contributions may be mailed to the church 
> >address or given through the church website 
> >(both listed above) and designated to the Lloyd 
> >Rasmussen Memorial. If you have any questions or 
> >require more information, you may email info at atonementlife.org. 
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