[CT-NFB] Steve Famiglietti

[Esther Levegnale]

hi, Jim and everyone, I knew Steve for a long time. In fact, when I lived in my grandmothers house where I grew up, his aunt Sandy and I used to get together and play together and go to movies together at Cetera. Steve was absolutely wonderful and he will be sorely missed. Esther 

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> On Nov 27, 2022, at 7:43 PM, Jim McCollum via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Steve was a wonderful person, and he’ll be missed by many. 
> 
> He collected cuckoo clocks. A few years ago I was on a conference call with him, and all those clocks started going off at once. We had to pause until they were done. 
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> My prayers are with the families of Steve and his partner. 
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> 
> Jim Y. McCollum 
> Board Member and Legislative Coordinator 
> National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut 
> 860-581-0430 
> j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
> http://NFBCT.org
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>>> On Nov 27, 2022, at 7:06 PM, Veronica Alston via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>> 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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