[CT-NFB] Steve Famiglietti

[Veronica Alston]

My prayers and deepest sympathies to the Famiglietti Family.
I did not know him personally, but I’ve heard nothing but good things about
him and how amazing of a computer instructor he was.

On Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 6:54 PM Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Dear Federation Family, friends, and partners,
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> Many of you have already heard and perhaps many of you have not. On
> Wednesday, November 23rd in the early morning, Steven Famiglietti and his
> partner Cory Richmond were stuck and killed by a speeding driver on Blue
> Hills Avenue. The driver has been charged with two counts of second-degree
> manslaughter and reckless driving. For those of us who knew Steve this is
> of little solace. I first met Steve at Vision Dynamics at the beginning of
> my vision loss journey. I last saw him at the National Federation of the
> Blind of Connecticut state convention on November 4, 2022. If you knew
> Steve, he was as kind and caring the first time I met him as on the last. I
> personally got to know Steve well when I worked for Silver Lining
> Technologies. Our office was in the NEAT (New England Assistive Technology)
> building on the Oak Hill campus. Steve’s office was around the corner from
> mine. When I would eat lunch, I’d join the employees of NEAT. We had a
> grand time. Steve and I were the only people with guide dogs, so we had a
> lot to talk about.  Steve was a kind and patient teacher of many assistive
> technology apparatuses for the blind and visually impaired. There are no
> words that describe how much he will be missed by me and all that new him.
> Below please find information on his wake and service. God bless you Steve,
> may he hold you in the palm of His hand.
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> https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/steven-famiglietti-obituary?id=38228872
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> Best Regards,
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> Maryanne Melley
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> President
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> National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
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> 860-212-5549
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> maryanne.melley at gmail.com
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> Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into
> reality
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