[Colorado-Talk] Passing of Janeen Flanigan

[Jessica Beecham]

Thank you, David. I will be glad to hear about the tribute on the radio! It
will be wonderful to listen in.

On Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM Amy Sabo via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> hello jess and all,
>
> first of all thanks for posting this to the list jess. yes, i was aware of
> this sad news through other sources. i was in shock and, was sad to hear of
> this shocking news! i'am glad that you posted a facebook memorial of her to
> the list i was wondering how she had died. i'am glad that someone here on
> this list posted something to this list. yes, jeeanine did enjoy our state
> conventions including our auctions and, did attend some of our state
> convention in person too. we did meet in 2021 and, i did welcome her into
> our affiliate with open arms:)
>
> i am glad that there will be a tribute of something for her and, i send
> all of my wishes and prayers to her family as well too!
>
>
> thanks for sharing and, i will talk to you soon!
>
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> hugs always,
> amy sabo
>
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> ________________________________________
> From: Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of
> Jessica Beecham via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2026 4:35 AM
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jessica Beecham <jbbeecham at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Colorado-Talk] Passing of Janeen Flanigan
>
> Hello everyone, I’m sorry to share very sad news.  Many of you know Janeen
>  Flanigan. Sadly, she passed away on January 8th.  She attended  some of
> our state conventions and NFB of Colorado events. Even when she wasn’t in
> attendance, she often reached out and supported our auction and other
> affiliate endeavors. While her home was in Florida, she made a second home
> here in Colorado and we will miss her. The below Facebook post  was posted
> through her account today. David Dumphy did let me know last week but I
> wanted to find out more details about any arrangements or requests for
> support, donations in memorium etc  I did reach out And ask if any support
> was needed  Or if there was anywhere that we could make a donation in her
> memory. At this time, there is no immediate need or request for donations
> in her memory.  Please join me in sending love, prayers, good wishes, and
> support to David and the rest of Janeen’s loved ones. Best WishesJessSee
> below from Facebook: Image description: photograph of Janeen smiling in a
> field of sunflowers. She has long poofy brown hair and sunglasses resting
> on top of her head. Her shirt is green and sleeveless. Orange text with
> black outline on top reads "Janeen Lea Flanigan December 13, 1974 - January
> 8, 2026".From Dan: I apologize if this is how you're finding out. Holly and
> I tried to contact everyone we could think of, but a few always slip
> through the cracks. Janeen tragically did not recover from a fast-spreading
> infection of necrotizing fasciitis (flesh-eating disease). She went through
> surgery to remove it on the night of January 3 and was placed on a
> ventilator and under heavy sedation. The damage was too severe and her
> organs began to fail. She was declared deceased just before 10 pm on
> Thursday, January 8.We are planning a celebration of life to be held in the
> future; please stay tuned for details. If there is any way that you feel
> that you could help, if there is anything of Janeen's that you think she
> would have wanted you to have, or if you just want to talk about how loving
> and amazing Janeen was, please contact Dan or Holly.
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