[Ct-nfb] Junerose Killian

[Gary Allen]

I hope the newspaper makes that correction.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 3:25 PM Lucia Lee via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

Items of note: The addresses for donations are incorrect. Any donations to
the NFB of CT should be mailed to our current address at 477 Connecticut
Blvd, Ste 217, East Hartford, CT 06108. Any donation to the Kuchler-Killian
Memorial Scholarship should be sent c/o NFB, 200 East Wells Street,
Baltimore, MD 21230.

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Subject: Junerose Killian
From: <llee at nfbct.org>
Date: Wed, February 08, 2017 2:31 pm
To: "NFB of CT list serve" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>

We have just received word that Junerose Killian passed away on January
30th. Junerose and her husband Jimmie (who passed away last year) were a
long-time members of our affiliate. I am including her obituary below.

JUNEROSE MARY KILLIAN

1925 - 2017

[image: Junerose Mary Killian Obituary]
Groton - Junerose Mary (Kuchler) Killian, 91, a resident of Houston, Texas
from 1950 and of Niantic since 1969, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017,
in Groton.

Mrs. Killian, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Johnson) Kuchler, was born
on June 20, 1925, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Like her father, she was a graduate of
Cornell University as was her husband of 67 years, Jimmie, who died in 2016.

Our mother was almost always in motion and on the move, whether it was
camping or travelling with or visiting her children or visiting other
countries with Jimmie or participating in Cornell University reunions or
activities of The Sons of Norway. She also enjoyed physical exercise like
bicycling, hiking, walking and even cross country skiing in several
different states, including the Sons of Norway "Ski for Light" for blind
skiers, and rode a tandem bike with one of her sons in another race.

Although she was proud of her children, relatives and friends and what they
offer and promise for the future, she also was and is recognized by the
State of Connecticut as winner of the Emily Foster Wells award in 2009
which exemplifies the successes and capabilities of people who are blind.
This award does not just honor past achievement, but gives inspiration to
others of a hopeful future by spotlighting academic success, community
involvement and entrepreneurial spirit. This award identified her as
"Cornell graduate, mother of eight, lecturer, lifelong advocate and
activist in both the local community and nationally in cultural, sports and
disability issues."

She is survived by her eight children, Roger (Diana) of Newton, N.C., Peter
(Glenda) of Sacramento, Calif., Timothy of Hanahan, S.C., Betty (Mike)
Murphy of Port Hueneme, Calif., Fred of New London, Kenneth (Janette) of
Ringgold, Ga., Glenn (Morrie) of Portsmouth N.H., and Laurin (Leslie) of
Groton; she is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

All of us are very grateful and thankful for the aid and assistance of
staff of Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and Groton Regency and for the
counsel and guidance of VITAS hospice care during this transition in her
life. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Kuchler - Killian
Memorial Scholarship, c/o National Federation of the Blind, 805 Fifth Ave.,
Grinnell, IA 50112 or Niantic Baptist Church, 443 Main St., Niantic, CT
06357 or National Federation of the Blind, 580 Burnside Ave. # 1, East
Hartford, CT 06108.
Published in The Day on Feb. 3, 2017

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Gary Allen
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National Federation of the Blind
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(860) 589-2241
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