<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you for sharing this. There is so much that I did not know about Doris. May she rest in peace.<div><br></div><div>Melissa Fishburn<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 16, 2021, at 1:23 PM, Maryann Migliorelli via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings Federation family and friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Curtis Willoughby gave me permission to distribute this information about Doris Willoughby’s obituary and service details.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Attached and following is the obituary, and below it is the Zoom invitation for the Celebration of Life service.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doris Willoughby <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doris Mellott Koerner Willoughby was born on June 29, 1936, in Easton, PA, and died on <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">September 8, 2021, in Lakewood, CO. She moved to Boulder, CO, with her family when she was <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">11 and graduated from Boulder High School as class valedictorian in 1953. She earned a <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">bachelor’s degree in education from Grinnell College in Grinnell, IA, in 1957 and taught second <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">grade in Cedar Rapids for 11 years. She met her husband D. Curtis Willoughby in 1966. They <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">were married on June 24, 1967, in Cedar Rapids, IA, and honeymooned in Clear Lake, IA, Los <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Angeles, and Hawaii. The event in Los Angeles was the national convention of the National <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Federation of the Blind, the first of over fifty NFB conventions for Doris. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">From the time they met, Doris became a driver and reader assistant for Curtis. Since he was an <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">electrical engineer, perhaps the first blind electrical engineer in the country, and most of the <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">material he wanted to read was technical, Doris's assistance was extremely valuable. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">During the school year 1966/7, Judy Young, a young blind woman, was seeking a degree in <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">elementary education from the State University of Iowa, but the University had difficulty finding <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">a place for her to do her student teaching. Doris volunteered to be the supervising teacher and <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">enjoyed the opportunity to work with Judy. Together they found techniques to make Judy an <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">excellent teacher. Doris received her certification in the teaching of blind children in 1969 after <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">studying during the summers and evenings and then began teaching blind children. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Willoughbys moved to Des Moines in 1972, and Doris taught blind children there until <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">1993. Curtis was often asked to work on electrical and telephone equipment at the Iowa <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Commission for the Blind, and Doris often assisted. Shortly after they were married, she said <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">with a smile, "I married an electric wire." <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In 1990, she received her ham radio operator's license. Her husband, mother and sisters have all <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">been hams. Doris continued to work with Curtis on many projects for nearly 30 years. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doris was an active member of the United Methodist Church and invited Curtis to join. They <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">continued in this denomination in Des Moines and in Colorado. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Willoughbys moved to the Denver area in 1993, and Doris received a master’s degree from <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">the University of Northern Colorado soon after that. Doris taught blind children in the Adams 12 <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">School District near Denver. She later taught blind adults at the Colorado Training Center for <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">the Blind, where she helped students prepare for citizenship and the GED test, among other <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">things. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doris was a pioneer and leader in the education of blind children for at least 4 decades and wrote <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">or co-authored 4 books on that subject. At its 50th anniversary convention, the National <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Federation of the Blind honored Doris with its highest award in education: the Distinguished <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Teacher of Blind Children Award. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doris was soft-spoken, kind, generous, creative, and hardworking. She was preceded in death by <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">her parents Margaret and Harold Koerner. She is survived by her husband and her sisters <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(Margery Herrington of Pueblo, CO, and Marian Lord of Omaha, NE). There are 6 nephews and <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">nieces and 9 great nephews and nieces. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Doris was an important part of the Willoughby and Koerner families, her church congregations, <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">the NFB, and her communities and will be missed by all. A celebration of Doris’s life will occur <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">at 1:00 pm on Sept. 18, 2021, at the Wheatridge United Methodist Church in Wheatridge, CO. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Memorial donations may be made to the National Federation of the Blind or the Wheat Ridge <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">United Methodist Church.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">WheatRidge UMC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Topic: Doris Willoughby Service<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Time: Sep 18, 2021 12:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Service begins: Sep 18, 2021 1:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Join Zoom Meeting<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87027962218?pwd=3DOG5IYmpGQ1J0aUxVUTF5dDhkNWs4dz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87027962218?pwd=3DOG5IYmpGQ1J0aUxVUTF5dDhkNWs4dz09</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Meeting ID: 870 2796 2218<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Passcode: 582683<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">One tap mobile<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">+16699006833,,87027962218#,,,,*582683# US (San Jose) <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">+12532158782,,87027962218#,,,,*582683# US (Tacoma)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Dial by your location<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Meeting ID: 870 2796 2218<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Passcode: 582683<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Find your local number: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kiw675spZ">https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kiw675spZ</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">At your service,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Maryann Migliorelli<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><laura2-210913.pdf></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/go.melsue%40gmail.com</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>