[Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Veterans’ community loss

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 From: chaynes11629 at yahoo.com
To: chaynes11629 at yahoo.com
Sent: 9/26/2013  7:48:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Veterans’ community loss



 
While all veterans are important, and some have lasting  impacts, there are 
some who touch lives and make a true difference in our  communities.  May 
we all have such  an effect.
The veterans’ community has been deeply saddened with the  loss of the 
former long time Manager of Orange County Veterans Service  Program.  Mike 
Dixon, a retired  Navy LCDR with service in Vietnam, died on Monday morning, 23 
September.  
 
The following are some of the best, yet still  understated, descriptive 
quotes:   “Mike had the reputation of  being able to make things work for the 
veterans and people who had not had any  success before found that Mike was 
able to resolve their issues.” And “He  always seemed to think that your 
problems were more important and his problems  remained in the background.”
 
As a result of  Mike’s efforts and those of the VSO staff, they were able 
to assist over 11,000 veterans or their  families a year, and over $10  
million of earned benefits recovered for just Orange County veterans.  It was not 
unusual for his expertise  and resources to cross county and state lines 
and even after normal business  hours.
 
 The  following are the arrangements to celebrate and honor his life:
Visitation:  Sat. Sept. 28     10 – 11am at Baldwin/Fairchild  Funeral Home 
in Oviedo, 501 East Mitchell Hammock Rd., Oviedo, 32765.   
Service  begins at 11am. 
 
Social  Reception and Post-Everlasting Ceremony,  open to all:  American 
Legion Post  #112, 4490 N. Goldenrod Rd.,  Winter Park, 32792 (btwn Aloma Blvd 
and University Blvd.) on Saturday after  the Oviedo service.
Light  refreshments starting 12:30pm;  Ceremony after 1pm.  All are invited.
 
Interment:  Mon. Sept 30,  11am at Florida National Cemetery,  6502 SW. 
102nd Ave. Bushnell, 33513. Cemetery office: (352)-793-7740.  The cemetery is 
about an hour and a  half drive from Orlando.
 
Paying it back or passing it forward…Please consider  donating a unit of 
blood and/or blood products in memory of Mike.  It may help a veteran or 
someone that  a veteran loves.  
 
Caring and sharing,
 
Cathy Haynes
Member/supporter of numerous veterans and military  organizations
407-239-8468
chaynes11629 at yahoo.com

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